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Once a little boy almost thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because a serious disease made his leg lame (瘸腿). He ______ played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions， he always kept his head __________without a word.

One ______， the boy’s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told the ____ to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said， “Whose sapling grows best， I will buy him or her a favorite ______.” When the boy saw his brothers and sisters watering the trees， however， he had a strange idea: he hoped that the tree he planted would _______soon. So， after watering it once or twice， he would never ______ it.

A few days later， when the little boy went to see his tree again， he was ________ to find that it didn’t fade (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. Compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters， his tree was even greener．His father kept his ________， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree his son planted， he was _________ that his son would become an excellent botanist (植物学家) when he grew up.

Since then， the little boy slowly became optimistic (乐观的). One night， he lay on the bed but couldn’t fall asleep. Then he _______ and came to the yard. To his surprise， his _______ was splashing (泼洒) something onto his tree. _________， he understood: his father had been _______ fertilizing (施肥) his small tree! He returned to his room，tears（眼泪）running down his cheeks (脸颊). Later， the little boy didn’t become a botanist， but he became President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt (富兰克林·罗斯福).

______is the best nourishment (营养) of life. Even if it is just a drop of clear water， it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长).

1.A. often B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

2.A. down B. up C. straight D. high

3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

4.A. neighbors B. friends C. children D. boys

5.A. book B. house C. toy D. gift

6.A. die B. grow C. break D. survive

7.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look into

8.A. happy B. exited C. surprised D. sad

9.A. promise B. secret C. mind D. head

10.A. satisfied B. happy C. surprised D. sure

11.A. stood up B. got up C. put up D. came up

12.A. brother B. sister C. neighbor D. father

13.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Sadly D. mainly

14.A. slowly B. secretly C. quickly D. happily

15.A. Love B. Gift C. Toy D. Luck

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