题目内容：

    I was deeply moved by the kindness of an elderly flower seller at Sydney’s Central Station one evening.

I was feeling as cold as the winter winds quickening the steps of the people who buried chins (下巴) in scarves and hands deep into coat pockets. In many ways, 2018 had proven an arduous year. My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I’d given my all to for years had also been suddenly called off. I also found out a person I considered a friend was far from it.

A year earlier, I’d dreamt about an earthquake. In the dream, a red light flashed inside a building and then the earth began to rock. Walls fell down on me as I ran into the open, feeling sorry for the people I hadn’t loved enough. Before I was buried completely by the falling world, I shouted, “Abuelo, ayudame,” in my native Spanish. “Grandfather, help me!”

Now, with the very real aftershocks of a series of unexpected endings, I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend. The gentleman at the shop looked at me and turned away for a moment, returning with a fragrant flower. “For you. You need to smile today,” he said in a rich and beautiful accent, offering me the flower with eyes full of care. It took all my strength not to cry. Then he gave me a grandfatherly hug that made me want to tell him everything.

Instead, I thanked him and headed for the train. How did he know? I wondered. For the first time in weeks, I felt hope.

1.The underlined word in the second paragraph means “_____________”.

A. puzzled B. mixed C. hard D. meaningful

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A. A detailed description of the author’s dream.

B. The help that the author got from his grandfather.

C. An earthquake that the author came across before.

D. The author’s sorry thoughts for the people he hadn’t loved enough.

3.What drove the author to walk into the flower shop?

A. Series of unexpected things.

B. The fragrant flowers in the shop.

C. The gentleman in the flower shop.

D. The idea of sending a gift to a friend.

4.Why did the author feel hope in the end?

A. Because the gentleman showed his concern for the author.

B. Because the gentleman gave the author a grandfatherly hug.

C. Because the gentleman at the shop sent him a fragrant flower.

D. Because the gentleman said some words in a rich and beautiful accent.