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I．完形填空
（2012·重庆卷）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early __36__ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to __37__ my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38__ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to __39__！” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something __40__ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found __41__， I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花) seeds in the yard. But they failed to __42__. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild __43__ joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers
