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    John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf and found himself attracted by the notes in the margin (页边). The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.

In front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort, he located her address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. During the next year and one month, the two grew to know each other through the mail. A romance was developing. John requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. Later they scheduled their first meeting — 7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York.

“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my coat.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.

A young woman in a green suit was coming towards him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell — a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he was at a loss, so eager was his desire to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly accompanied him and upheld his own.

He did not hesitate. He squared his shoulders and said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It’s not difficult to admire wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

21. What happened to John thirteen months ago?

A. He was touched by a girl’s notes in a book.

B. He was waiting for a girl outside a library.

C. He happened to read a thoughtful and insightful book.

D. He made acquaintance with Miss Hollis Maynell.

22. Which of the following is true about Hollis Maynell?

A. She was just the lady John was going to meet.

B. She was a middle-aged woman who was unattractive.

C. She happened to pass by the Grand Central Station.

D. She was required to wear a rose on her coat.

23. If John hadn’t walked up to the lady wearing a red rose, he would _______.

A. have had the dinner with a beautiful lady instead

B. have failed to meet the girl he fell in love with

C. have found that he was fooled by Miss Maynell

D. have followed the young woman in a green suit

24. In writing the passage, the author intends to _______.

A. tell us a romantic story between two young persons

B. show one’s spirit matters more than his appearance

C. show that one’s response to unattractive shows his heart

D. how a thoughtful soul and insightful mind can be reflected

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AABC

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