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With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven(参差不齐的), the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world.  ________  did he play with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always   ________   his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some young trees.   ________  of his children would plant a young tree and he promised, “Whoever ________his young tree best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift.    ________    he seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea  ________ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never   ________   it.
Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ________ to find that not only did it not die, but also grew so many fresh   ________  . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ________, bought the little boy one of his favorite  ________ and said that from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding botanist(植物学家)when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became ________  and confident. One night, he suddenly ________ that his biology teacher once said that plants   ________  grow at night. Why not go to see his tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree! Instantly he   ________ : his father had been secretly   ________  his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears  ________   in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist.  ________ , he became the U.S. president. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
________ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life.  ________   it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

A．Seldom B．Ever C．Still D．Often

A．held B．lowered C．raised D．covered

A．Both B．None C．Each D．Every

A．likes B．protects C．watches D．grows

A．And B．But C．Before D．So

A．arranged B．remained C．defeated D．struck

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

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

A．leaves B．roots C．branches D．seeds

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

A．trees B．gifts C．toys D．flowers

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

A．remembered B．believed C．repeated D．knew

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

A．reminded B．wondered C．understood D．admitted

A．cutting B．watering C．decorating D．growing

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

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

A．Father B．Water C．Disability D．Love

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