Question

An elderly teacher,with a pupil by his side,took a walk through a forest. Suddenly he 1         (stop) and pointed to four plants close at hand. The first was just beginning to appear slowly above the ground,the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth,the third was a small short tree,while the fourth was 2        fullsized tree. The tutor said to his young 3       (company) ， " Pull up the first plant."The boy did so eagerly,4          ( use) only his fingers.

"Now pull up the second."The youth obeyed 5        found that the task was6 (difficult) .

"Do the same 7        the third," he urged. The boy had to use all his strength to uproot it.

"Now," said the instructor, "try your hand with the fourth."The pupil put his arms around the trunk of the tall tree and couldn't even shake 8        leaves. "This,my son,is just 9        happens with our bad habits. When they are young,we can remove them easily;but when they are old,it's hard to pull them out of the ground,10       we pray and struggle ever so sincerely！”

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Answer 1

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