题目内容
A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground
lay a young tree,ready to be planted.The rich man called out to the old man, "What kind of tree are you
planting there, my good man?"
"This is a fig (无花果) tree,sir," he said.
"A fig tree?" the rich man was very surprised. "Why,how old are you, may I ask?" "I am ninety years
old."?
"What!" cried the rich man." You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll
take years to give fruit. You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. "The
old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, "Tell me, sir.Did you eat figs when you were
a boy?" "Sure,"the rich man did not know why he asked this question."Then tell me this,"he said."Who
planted the fig trees?" "Why? I don't know." "You see, sir," went on the old man."Our forefathers (祖先)
planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me."?
The rich man was quiet and said, "You are right,my good man.We should do some good things for the
people after us.Thank you very much."Then he rode away.
( )1. The rich man in the story was helping the old man plant a fig tree.
( )2 .The old man planted the fig tree,hoping to eat its fruit after some years.
( )3. The rich man's father planted the fig trees,so he could eat figs when he was a boy.
( )4. The old man planted a fig tree because he wanted the people after him to eat fig.
( )5. This story tells us the rich man and the old man are clever.
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