“Father, I don’t like to go to school, said Harry Williams one morning．“I wish y

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning．“I wish you  1  let me stay at home． Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school．”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   2   the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son． I want to  3   you something in the garden．”

Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   4  they came to a bed in which peas（豌豆） were growing．Not a weed（杂草） was to be  5   about their roots．

“See how beautifully these peas are   6 , my son,” said Mr. Williams． “How clean and healthy the vines（藤） look．We shall have a good   7  ．Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden．”

Mr. Williams then   8 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines．

After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   9  Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy．“I never saw such   10 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   11  as the peas themselves．There won’t be half a crop!” “   12   are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   13  ．I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   14  ”

“Yes．A garden will soon be overrun with weeds   15  it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams  16  , “and so it is with the human garden． Children’s minds are like garden beds．They must be   17   cared for．I send you to school in order that the garden of your  18   may have good seeds and   19  plentifully．Now which would you   20  , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry．

1．A．could                    B．should                 C．might                  D．would

2．A．in                         B．with                   C．by                      D．of

3．A．offer                     B．show                  C．give                   D．remind

4．A．when                   B．where                 C．before                D．until

5．A．made                   B．changed              C．seen                   D．planted

6．A．growing                B．moving               C．shaking               D．dancing

7．A．result                    B．harvest               C．match                D．present

8．A．forced                  B．ordered               C．followed             D．led

9．A．think of               B．look at                C．hear of              D．deal with

10．A．ugly                   B．fine                     C．dirty                   D．poor

11．A．deep                   B．long                   C．high                   D．wide

12．A．When                 B．Why                   C．Where                D．How

13．A．pleased               B．stayed                C．left                     D．belonged

14．A．ahead                 B．outside               C．forward              D．afterward

15．A．as                      B．or                      C．if                       D．so

16．A．required              B．answered            C．explained            D．announced

17．A．carefully              B．correctly             C．gently                 D．slightly

18．A．school                B．mind                  C．family                D．dream

19．A．produce              B．develop               C．decrease             D．drop

20．A．find                    B．support               C．know                  D．prefer

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