With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most u

 With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He   36   played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always   37   his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).   38   of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever   39   his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.  40   seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he     41   an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never   42   it.

Several days later, he was   43   to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh _____44  . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his      45  , bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding   46    after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became   47   and confident. One evening, he suddenly   48___   his biology teacher once said that plants   49   grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?  

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he   50  : Father had been secretly   51   his tree! He returned to his room, tears   52   in his eyes.

    Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist.   53  , he became the U.S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

  54   is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life.   55   it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

36. A. ever                         B. seldom                    C. still                          D. often

37. A. held                         B. raised                            C. lowered                  D. covered

38. A. Both                         B. None                       C. One                        D. Each

39. A. likes                         B. protects                  C. grows                            D. watches

40. A. And                          B. So                           C. Before                           D. But

41. A. cared for                  B. got rid of                 C. hit upon                  D. put forward

42. A. appealed to                   B. attended to            C. adapted to                     D. turned to

43. A. surprised                 B. frightened               C. disappointed          D. amused

44. A. roots                        B. leaves                            C. branches                D. seeds

45. A. word                        B. balance                  C. agreement                     D. opinion

46. A. teacher                           B. gardener                C. president                      D. botanist

47. A. satisfied                          B. certain                           C. optimistic                D. independent

48. A. believed                  B. recalled                  C. repeated                D. knew

49. A. generally                 B. hardly                            C. recently                  D. voluntarily

50. A. remembered                   B. understood                    C. wondered               D. admitted

51. A. cutting                            B. decorating                     C. watering                 D. fertilizing

52. A. welling                            B. falling                      C. dropping                 D. crying

53. A. Therefore                B. Besides                  C. Moreover                      D. Instead

54. A. Love                        B. Water                     C. Disability                 D. Father

55. A. So long as               B. If only                      C. Now that                 D. Even though

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