To cut such beautiful roses would hurt one, she said. With her hands seizing at my sleeves, she told me that by no means should they be cut. Roses are the smiling face of the earth, and who could be so iron­hearted as to destroy such a charming smile?

　　My mind was shocked: the ugly earth, the tough earth, the plain earth—it is for the reason of that smile that it wins the care and pity of people.

　　16．The writer plants nothing but roses in her garden probably because ________.

　　A．she can make money out of them

　　B．her friends like them

　　C．she enjoys the roses very much

　　D．the roses sell well

　　17．The underlined word “wafted” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”．

　　A．given off

　　B．lost

　　C．destroyed

　　D．thrown away

　　18．Why did the writer's close friend refuse to pick a single rose?

　　A．Because the roses were not beautiful.

　　B．Because she loved the roses very much.

　　C．Because she did not like this kind of roses.

　　D．Because the writer did not want to give her any.

　　19．What is the best title for the passage?

　　A．The Pity of People to the Roses

　　B．A Lover of Flowers

　　C．A Lovely Rose Garden

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