It is rare to ⁽¹⁾come acrossa. find by chanceb. seemc. move towards a person who doesn't enjoy flowers. For ⁽²⁾millenniaa. hundreds of yearsb. thousands of yearsc. millions of years, flowers have been admired as decorations, symbols of joy and celebration, and gifts to loved ones. The first flower arrangements can be dated back to 2500BC; their colourful ⁽³⁾allurea. attractivenessb. smellc. large size and ⁽⁴⁾arrestinga. criminalb. naughty but nicec. attention-grabbing fragrances have brightened homes, churches and other public buildings for hundreds of years. People buy and give flowers to mark birth, marriage, success and death throughout the world.

However, different cultures appreciate different varieties and ⁽⁵⁾huesa. smellsb. coloursc. shapes of
flowers at different times. Although a red rose is ⁽⁶⁾universallya. by everyoneb. famouslyc. by nobody accepted
as the symbol of love, white lilies are used at weddings in the West, but
are presented at ⁽⁷⁾funeralsa. Asian festivalsb. ceremonies for new babiesc. ceremonies for people who died in the East. Gladioli and peach blossom are
traditional symbols of spring in China, but in the UK, daffodils and blue-
bells are more common. The lotus symbolizes ⁽⁸⁾divinitya. divisions in societyb. qualities of a godc. sadness in the Hindu
religion of India, whereas the red rose represents the blood of Christ in
a Christian church.

Despite these differences, flowers generally symbolize the circle of life in several cultures. From the ⁽⁹⁾tendera. easily damagedb. strong and toughc. flexible stage of the flower ⁽¹⁰⁾in buda. tightly closedb. fully openc. seed, through the ⁽¹¹⁾vigorousa. very bigb. fully openc. strong and healthy and beautiful flower ⁽¹²⁾in full blooma. tightly closedb. fully openc. a seed, to the ⁽¹³⁾wiltinga. losing freshnessb. feeling hot and tiredc. changing colour and dropping of ⁽¹⁴⁾petalsa. small leavesb. coloured parts of flowersc. middle parts of flowers, the brief life cycle of the flower ⁽¹⁵⁾encapsulatesa. shows in a shorter wayb. explainsc. encourages our own life cycle. This reminds us of both the ⁽¹⁶⁾vibrancya. being full of energyb. being full of colourc. weakness and ⁽¹⁷⁾fragilitya. strengthb. being near the endc. ability to be damaged easily of life.

Of course, flowers play a more ⁽¹⁸⁾cruciala. clearb. importantc. unimportant role than ⁽¹⁹⁾merea. clearb. importantc. unimportant cultural symbols. Their natural power is to attract insects so that the life-creating pollen of the plant can be passed to another member of the species and create new life. Without flowers, not only would our lives be rather more dull and less ⁽²⁰⁾aromatica. with a strong, pleasant smellb. with a strong, bad smellc. with no smell, but perhaps our lives would not exist. We need plants to provide us with food and oxygen.

1. Indian curries are famously , which increases the appetite.

2. Although she is 80 years old, my grandmother exercises every day and so she is still quite .

3. At the end of spring, the white from the cherry blossom look like snow on the ground.

4. We the solution yesterday, when we were looking for something else.

5. The kittens were very small and ; I was nervous to touch them in case I hurt them.

6. It is that patients take all the medicine provided, otherwise they could become ill again.

7. The short video over 100 years of history very clearly.

8. We displayed lots of flowers at our wedding, to symbolize a new beginning for us.

9. This is the most piece of art in the exhibition; I can't stop looking at it.

10. The new policy banning single use plastics was accepted, because everyone understood how crucial it is for our environment.

11. Humans have been here for millions of years, whereas the Romans were around a two millennia ago.

12. My brother likes dark colours, but I would prefer a lighter for my bedroom wall.