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While the children were in the secret garden, Mr Archibald Craven was travelling. He went to many countries and saw many beautiful places. But he was still sad because his wife had passed away.
One day in Austria after a long walk, he sat down to rest by a stream. When he looked around him, he saw some blue forget-me-nots. He thought they were lovely. He looked at them for a long time and he began to feel very calm. That night he slept well. The next day he left Austria and went to Italy. He stayed next to a beautiful lake. One evening, while he was sitting and looking at it, he fell asleep and had a dream. He heard a voice in his dream.
“Archie!” it said, and then again, “Archie!”
It was the voice of his wife, Colin’s mother.
“Lilias!” he answered. “Lilias! Where are you?”
“In the garden,” answered the voice. “In the garden!”
And then the dream ended and he woke up. At breakfast the next day he made a decision.
“I’m going to go back to Misselthwaite.”
When Mr Craven arrived home, he asked Mrs Medlock to come to the library. He wanted to speak to her.
“How is Master Colin, Medlock?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” Mrs Medlock answered. “He suddenly wanted to go out in the garden every day with Mary. Now Dickon pushes his wheelchair and he stays there all day long.”
Mr Craven looked shocked.
“In the garden!” he said.
When Mrs Medlock left, he got up and went out of the house. He walked across the lawn to the long path near the walled gardens. He knew where the door of the secret garden was, but he didn’t know where the key was. Then he heard some sounds. They were coming from inside the garden. They were the sounds of children running and laughing.
But how? The door was locked and the key was lost.
Suddenly the door in the wall opened and a boy ran out. He almost ran into him. Mr Craven stared at him in surprise. He was a tall, good-looking boy with grey eyes.
“Who-? What-? Who-?” Mr Craven stammered.
“Father,” the boy said. “It’s me, Colin.”
He put his hand on his father’s arm.
“Father, I’m not going to die. I’m going to live forever and ever!”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
()33. How did Mr Craven’s feelings change in the story?
A. sad→surprised→calm B. sad→calm→surprised
C. surprised→calm→sad D. calm→sad→surprised
()34. The underlined word “stammered” probably means “”.
A. shouted angrily
B. spoke slowly and clearly
C. said in an unhappy voice
D. spoke with stops in a weak voice
()35. Which of the following is true according to the story?
① Mr Craven heard children’s laughter from the kitchen.
② Mr Craven had a dream about his wife calling him in the garden.
③ Colin ran out of the secret garden and met his mother.
④ Mr Craven asked Mrs Medlock about Colin’s situation.
A. ②④ B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ①④
()36. From the story, we can infer that .
A. Mr Craven decided to return home because he missed his friends
B. the voice in the dream gave Mr Craven the courage to face
C. Mrs Medlock was unhappy about Colin going out to the garden
D. Mr Craven was not expecting to see Colin in the garden
D