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A man wanted to make an investment (投资). An idea struck him:"Why don't I plant a small mango
tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?" So he went to the __
1_, bought a small tree
and took it home. To the pride of his family, he _
2_ it in the center of his __
3_.
He read everything about _
4_ a mango tree. He got up early every morning, for he was determined
to supply the tree with all the necessary nutrients. He watered it, _
5_ it with manure (粪肥), and took
good care of its leaves by removing those _
6_ ones. He made sure the tree received enough care.
Many times he sat and _
7_ the beauty of the growing tree while dreaming about the _
8_ mangoes
that the tree would _
9_. His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by
10 …now, he had a big tree with its leaves shining and healthy, its bark healthy and
hard. It was a big attraction
11 it decorated his whole garden.
Then one day he noticed a small bud (花蕾), which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful
12 .
Now he could
13 wait for the fruit so he started to increase his supply of nutrients and care. Then one
day the tree let out its first product-a small green fruit. The man was so
14 .
He waited for a few more weeks till the fruit grew in
15 . The day came when he decided to
16
the first fruit of the tree. He
17 the tree, picked the fruit and then came his
18 . The fruit was not like
what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was puzzled. He was sad.
Seeing this, his
19 came and asked him what happened. He told them that the fruit from his tree
was not what he wanted. When the neighbours heard this, they did not know whether to
20 or
comfort him, for what he planted years ago was not a mango tree. We can only reap (收获) what we
plant.
( )1. A. city
( )2. A. grew
( )3. A. garden
( )4. A. buying
( )5. A. decorated
( )6. A. green
( )7. A. admired
( )8. A. beneficial
( )9. A. bear
( )10. A. immediately
( )11. A. because
( )12. A. flower
( )13. A. always
( )14. A. greedy
( )15. A. age
( )16. A. observe
( )17. A. climbed
( )18. A. anxiety
( )19. A. children
( )20. A. complain |
B. farm
B. moved
B. house
B. improving
B. equipped
B. red
B. drew
B. expensive
B. burst
B. quickly
B. if
B. fruit
B. hardly
B. happy
B. length
B. sell
B. cut
B. cheers
B. friends
B. laugh |
C. market
C. planted
C. village
C. keeping
C. served
C. white
C. greeted
C. healthy
C. deserve
C. narrowly
C. though
C. leaf
C. never
C. nervous
C. size
C. steal
C. hid
C. disappointment
C. neighbours
C. motivate |
D. shop
D. threw
D. yard
D. raising
D. supplied
D. yellow
D. operated
D. tasty
D. make
D. suddenly
D. when
D. nut
D. strangely
D. sad
D. hehe
D. taste
D. killed
D. opinion
D. relatives
D. support |