1. With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He
played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always _
his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).
of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever
his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift.
seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he __
an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never __
it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was
to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh
. Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his
,bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding
when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became
and confident. One night, he suddenly
his biology teacher once said that plants
grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺). All of a sudden, he
: his father had been secretly
his small tree! He returned to his room, tears
in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.
,he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life;
it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.
【小题1】 | A.ever | B.seldom | C.still | D.often |
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【小题2】 | A.held | B.raised | C.lowered | D.covered |
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【小题4】 | A.likes | B.protects | C.grows | D.watches |
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【小题6】 | A.cared for | B.got rid of | C.hit upon | D.put forward |
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【小题7】 | A.appealed to | B.attended to | C.adapted to | D.turned to |
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【小题8】 | A.surprised | B.frightened | C.disappointed | D.amused |
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【小题9】 | A.roots | B.leaves | C.branches | D.seeds |
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【小题10】 | A.word | B.balance | C.agreement | D.opinion |
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【小题11】 | A.teacher | B.gardener | C.president | D.botanist |
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【小题12】 | A.satisfied | B.certain | C.optimistic | D.independent |
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【小题13】 | A.believed | B.recalled | C.repeated | D.knew |
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【小题14】 | A.generally | B.hardly | C.recently | D.probably |
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【小题15】 | A.remembered | B.understood | C.wondered | D.admitted |
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【小题16】 | A.cutting | B.decorating | C.watering | D.providing |
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【小题17】 | A.welling | B.falling | C.dropping | D.crying |
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【小题18】 | A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.Moreover | D.Instead |
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【小题19】 | A.Love | B.Water | C.Disability | D.Father |
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【小题20】 | A.so long as | B.if only | C.now that | D.even though |
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