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A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground
lay a(n)  1  tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, "What kind of 2  are
you planting there, my good man?"
"This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir." He said.    "A fig tree?" the rich man was very surprised, "Why,
 3 are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old."    "What!" cried the rich man, "You are ninety years old. You are planting a
very young tree now and it'll  4  years to give fruit. You certainly don't hope  5  long enough to
get any fruit from this tree." The old man looked around the garden. Then he said  6  a smile, "Tell me,
sir. Did you eat figs 7 you were a boy?"
"Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.  "Then tell me this," he said, "Who  8   
the fig trees?"    "Why-why? I don't know."
"You see, sir." the old man  9  , "Our forefathers (祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy  10  I am
doing the same for the people after men."
(     )1. A. tall
(     )2. A. tree
(     )3. A. who
(     )4. A. pay
(     )5. A. live
(     )6. A. on
(     )7. A. when
(     )8. A. plants
(     )9. A. shouted at
(     )10. A. but

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