A man stopped at a flower shop to 1._____ some flowers to be 2.______ to his mother who lived 200 miles 3._______ . As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she 4._______ , "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents and a rose costs two dollars." The man smiled and said, "Come 5._______ in with me. I'll 6._______ you a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were 7._______ he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes please! You can take me to my mother." She directed him to a cemetery, 8.________ she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the delivery order, 9._______ up a bouquet and 10._______ the two hundred miles to his mother’s house.
1.
a. request
b. requesting
c. ordering
d. order
2.
a. delivered
b. posted
c. taken
d. given
3.
a. away
b. beyond
c. across
d. between
4.
a. replied
b. asked
c. exclaimed
d. inquired
5.
a. out
b. upon
c. on
d. of
6.
a. bought
b. bring
c. buying
d. buy
7.
a. leaving
b. going
c. relaxing
d. coming
8.
a. where
b. wear
c. ware
d. were
9.
a. pick
b .picking
c. picked
d. putting
10.
a. driven
b. drove
c. drive
d. driving
Answer
1-d
2-a
3-a
4-a
5-c
6- d
7-a
8-a
9-c
10-b
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