题目内容：

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He ______played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always_______ his head without a word.

One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the __   to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite___.” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would_____soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never _______ it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___  to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ___ the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____ , bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding_____ when he grew up.

Since then, the little boy slowly became________. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the ______. To his surprise, his ______ was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. ______, he understood---his father had been____ fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!

He returned to his room, _____ running down. ____ passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the_____nourishment(营养)of life__     it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).

1.A. bravely             B. seldom         C. freely         D. always

2.A. raised            B. nodded         C. lowered        D. knocked

3.A. spring            B. moment        C. winter         D. week

4.A.neighbors         B. friends         C. children       D. boys

5.A. sapling           B. tree            C. gift           D. toy

6.A. die              B. grow           C. break          D. survive

7.A. led to            B. attended t       C. belonged to      D. objected to

8.A.pleased           B. upset          C. worried         D. surprised

9.A. Compared with    B. Similar to    C. Connected to     D. Popular with

10.A .request          B. schedule       C. promise         D. secret

11.A. president        B. botanist      C. artist          D. researcher

12.A. smart           B. desperate      C. optimistic     D. practical

13.A. field            B. courtyard      C. park          D. farm

14.A. brother          B. sister         C. father         D. neighbor

15.A. All of a sudden   B. For a moment    C. In time     D. From then on

16.A. busily           B. quietly        C. cautiously      D. secretly

17.A. water           B. tears          C. sweat           D. rain

18.A. Hours          B. Months        C. Decades       D. Centuries

19.A. last            B. only          C. least           D. best

20.A. Even if         B. Now that         C. If only          D. What if