There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree far away in turns.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. _________they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly.第二个儿子说没有——它被绿叶覆盖并充满了希望。The third son disagreed, he said there were many flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them, he said there was lots of fruit on the tree, full of life and harvest.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, but they had each seen only one season in the tree’s life. He told them, “You cannot judge a tree, or a person by only one season and its true nature--the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured (测量) at the end, when all the seasons are up.”

 If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the harvest of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season kill the joy of all the rest.

1.在第二段横线处处填入适当的单词,使句意完整,上下文通顺。(仅限填一词)

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2.将第二段划线处的汉语翻译成英语。

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3.将最后一段划线处英语翻译成汉语。

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4.根据短文内容,回答问题。What did the man think of his sons’ answers?

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5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

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