题目内容：

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

One spring, his father brought home some saplings(树苗). Each of his children would plant a sapling and he______，“Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.”The boy ______ wanted to get his father's gift. ______seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he ______ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never  ____to it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was _____to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some ______  leaves.  Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father  ______ his word, bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding ______when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became ______ and confident. One night, he suddenly  _____his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the ______, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺) . All of a sudden, he _______ : his father had been ______watering his small tree ! He returned to his room, tears______in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist. _______, he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

___ is the best nourishment (滋养品 ) of life;  Even though it is______ a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

1.A.ever B.seldom C.regularly D.frequently

2.A.put up B.looked up C.lowered D.raised

3.A.recommended B.promised C.joked D.advocated

4.A.curiously B.unwillingly C.certainly D.fortunately

5.A.And B.If C.Before D.Yet

6.A.occurred to B.objected to C.hit upon D.approved of

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

8.A.astonished B.amused C.glad D.embarrassed

9.A.strange B.fresh C.rare D.irregular

10.A.kept B.broke C.supported D.expected

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

12.A.innocent B.creative C.optimistic D.risky

13.A.missed B.recalled C.admitted D.recognized

14.A.courtyard B.field C.ground D.workroom

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

16.A.smartly B.miserably C.secretly D.cautiously

17.A.welling B.falling C.dropping D.wiping

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

19.A.Love B.Warmth C.Disability D.Father

20.A.right B.still C.rather D.just