A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to 31_　 the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes(脚趾头), he could hardly do 32 in his life.

As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 33 and they often argued(争吵). Then one day, his younger brother 34 him. So he was very sad and didn’t know 35 to do.

A girl lost her hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 36 her, she decided to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition, “I am 37 . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”

One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 38 a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms” 39 the girl wrote “Broken wings, 40 heart”.

31. A. go on 　　　　 B. work on　　　 C. look for 　　　 D. depend on　　　　　

32. A. anything　　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. everything

33. A. questions　　　　 B. hobbies　　 C. problems　　　 D. differences

34. A. hit　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　 C. loved　　　　　 D. hated

35. A. who 　　　　　 B. where　 　　　 C. what　 　　　　 D. which

36. A. leave　　　　　 B. take care of　 C. write to　　　 D. forget

37. A. sad　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. shy

38. A. to　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　　D. from

39. A. as　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. when

40. A. jumping　　　　 B. broken　　　　 C. beating　　　　 D. flying

Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by…the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①.
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② …
【小题1】----Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
----Because __________.