d. The flowers were the ones we liked best e. She wanted us to do this 5. a. She was frail b. She was shabbily dressed c. We saw this d. We offered to buy the flowers e. She pointedly refused our offer 6. a. We went to a field b. It was full of gladioli c. They were of every brilliant color. d. she led us there 7. a. Why did she give these flowers away? b My sister asked her this question 8. a. Her old eyes d immed b. She was silent for a while c. We got the story at last 9. a. The old couple used to have two boys b. They always helped to keep the gladioli c. They knew all of them by name 0. a. They sold the flowers b. they divided the money c. They used the money to buy things for each other. d. They were for such occasions as birthdays, Christmas, etc e. They did this ev war had taken the boys b kept on planting these glad ioli c. They did this every year d. They gave them away e. They did not receive any money f. This was a living l memorial to the boys The key to the exercises L. Vocabulary and structure 1.D2.B3.D4.C5D6C7A8.B9.B10C II. Cloze 1.B2.D3.A4.A5.C6.B7.C8.D9.C10.Bd. The flowers were the ones we liked best. e. She wanted us to do this. 5. a. She was frail. b. She was shabbily dressed. c. We saw this. d. We offered to buy the flowers. e. She pointedly refused our offer. 6. a. We went to a field. b. It was full of gladioli. c. They were of every brilliant color. d. She led us there. 7. a. Why did she give these flowers away? b. My sister asked her this question. 8. a. Her old eyes dimmed. b. She was silent for a while. c. We got the story at last. 9. a. The old couple used to have two boys. b. They always helped to keep the gladioli. c. They knew all of them by name. 10. a. They sold the flowers. b. they divided the money. c. They used the money to buy things for each other. d. They were for such occasions as birthdays, Christmas, etc. e. They did this every year. 11. a. The war had taken the boys. b. They kept on planting these gladioli. c. They did this every year. d. They gave them away. e. They did not receive any money. f. This was a living1 memorial to the boys. The key to the exercises: I. Vocabulary and structure 1. D 2. B 3.D 4. C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8. B 9. B 10.C II. Cloze 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B