With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).
Several days later, he was
From then on, the boy slowly became
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he
Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist.
A.seldom | B.ever | C.still | D.often |
A.held | B.lowered | C.raised | D.covered |
A.Both | B.None | C.Each | D.One |
A.likes | B.grows | C.protects | D.watches |
A.And | B.But | C.Or | D.So |
A.came up with | B.got rid of | C.put forward | D.cared for |
A.contributed to | B.turned to | C.got used to | D.attended to |
A.disappointed | B.frightened | C.surprised | D.amused |
A.roots | B.seeds | C.branches | D.leaves |
A.balance | B.word | C.agreement | D.opinion |
A.botanist | B.gardener | C.president | D.teacher |
A.satisfied | B.optimistic | C.independent | D.upset |
A.believed | B.remembered | C.repeated | D.knew |
A.probably | B.hardly | C.recently | D.generally |
A.understood | B.doubted | C.wondered | D.admitted |
A.cutting | B.watering | C.decorating | D.fertilizing |
A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.Instead | D.Moreover |
A.president | B.doctor | C.lawyer | D.teacher |
A.Water | B.Love | C.Disability | D.Father |
A.So long as | B.If only | C.Even though | D.Now that |
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A.realized | B.recognized | C.identified | D.induced |
A.wildest | B.worst | C.oddest | D.heaviest |
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A.instruction | B.suggestion | C.conclusion | D.decision |
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A.memories | B.miracles | C.missions | D.motivations |
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A.look forward | B.look up | C.look down | D.look back |
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A.flashing | B.flaming | C.flowing | D.floating |
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A.calm | B.upset | C.excited | D.embarrassed |
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