题目内容：

It was a cold and rainy day. I had no ______ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she ______ I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

____as I was, I made the two-hour journey ______ the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how ______it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I ______ as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back as soon as the fog ______.” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick ______ my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied:” About three minutes and I’ll drive you there.”

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _______. “ I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “ This is a detour (绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was _______.

From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys ______ several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions ______ my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a ______ that read: “ Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “ One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so ______ by what we had seen. I could ______speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she _____at it.

The ______ of it would not let me go. I said:” Imagine if I’d had a ______ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have _______? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “______ tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”

1.A. ambition    B. desire    C. challenge    D. way

2.A. invited    B. wished    C. insisted    D. hoped

3.A. Cautious    B. Surprised    C. Eager    D. Unwilling

4.A. through    B. over    C. across    D. beyond

5.A. fresh    B. bright    C. thick    D. cloudy

6.A. doubted    B. declared    C. hesitated    D. thought

7.A. lifts    B. cleans    C. raises    D. sinks

8.A. out    B. up    C. off    D. on

9.A. eagerly    B. desperately    C. anxiously    D. calmly

10.A. shocked    B. amazed    C. amused    D. concerned

11.A. contained    B. lay    C. presented    D. located

12.A. filled    B. disturbed    C. occurred    D. confused

13.A. signal    B. symbol    C. note    D. sign

14.A. encouraged    B. inspired    C. moved    D. thrilled

15.A. hardly    B. rarely    C. simply    D. totally

16.A. brought    B. continued    C. made    D. kept

17.A. wonder    B. doubt    C. mystery    D. idea

18.A. view    B. vision    C. sight    D. scene

19.A. predicted    B. expected    C. accomplished    D. explored

20.A. Behave    B. Take    C. Set    D. Start