A poor farmer had a famous friend who grew the wonderful apples. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would take the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and take some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil (土壤), the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have taken the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and taken some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only haven’t got any of the fruit, but also have lost a good apple tree!”

1.What did the farmer’s friend give him one day?

A.An apple. B.Some apples. C.A young tree. D.Some young trees.

2.Why didn’t the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?

A.He thought strangers would take the fruit.

B.He thought the tree would die.

C.He thought his children would take the fruit.

D.He thought his neighbors would take the fruit.

3.Where did the farmer plant the young tree?

A.Near the road. B.In his house. C.In the forest. D.Near the house.

4.Why did the young tree die in the end?

A.Strangers pulled out the tree.

B.His neighbors cut down the tree.

C.His children broke the tree.

D.There was less sunlight and poor soil.

5.What does the story tell us?

A.We should care about others’ feelings.

B.We should learn to share beautiful things.

C.The young tree can give apples to us after growing up.

D.The young tree can grow up one day.

When you imagine a new way of doing something and then find a way to do it, you are being creative. Generally, there are three steps to being creative. They are:

Step 1 Gaining knowledge and skills of how things are done

A solid knowledge and skills help you understand how to do something. Knowing when and how to apply this knowledge comes from studying how others have done things in the same situations. Think about learning to play the piano. In this step you learn how to read music and_______ the keys are on the piano. You also practise playing.

Step 2 Learning to_______ the way that people do those things

Practising how others do something will bring what you have learned and the practice of it together. Repeating other people’s skills will create a lot of _________ and increase understanding. So your next step in playing the piano would be seeing how other good musicians play, and repeating their songs and styles of playing.

Step 3 Exploring new and maybe better ways of doing them

Knowing the rules, but then using or breaking them in your_______ style is the basis of creativity. At this point in playing the piano, you might play songs in new ways; or even write songs and melodies (曲调). Being able to explore and improve on ideas requires time and effort to find out different ways of doing something.

Being creative is the useful ability to help solve problems effectively in many different situations. Being creative will often result in lots of ideas,_______ not all of them will be good ideas. That is why being creative is a process of trying - and trying again! Being able to come up with new ideas, and then_______ the better ideas, will make your life more successful. So start being creative today!

1.A.why B.where C.when D.who

2.A.copy B.avoid C.remind D.destroy

3.A.debates B.signals C.exhibitions D.experiences

4.A.fair B.mean C.rude D.own

5.A.since B.unless C.although D.because

6.A.breaking down B.picking out C.getting rid of D.putting off

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