Question

　 With his leg lame（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 　36 played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always 　37 his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings（树苗）. 　38 of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever 　39　 his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 　40 seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he 　41 an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never 42　 it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was 　43 to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh 　44 . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his 　45 , bought the little boy one of his favorite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding 　　__46 when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became 　47 and confident. One night, he suddenly __48 his biology teacher once said that plants 　49 grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle（长柄勺）. All of a sudden, he 　50 : his father had been secretly 　 51 his small tree! He returned to his room, tears 　 52　 in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist. 　53 , he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

　 54 is the best nourishment（滋养品）of life; 　55 it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

36、A. ever 　　　　　　　 B. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

37、A. held 　　　　　　　 B. raise 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lowered 　　　　　　　　 D. covered

38、A. Both 　　　　　　 B. None 　　　　　　　　　　 C. One 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Each

39、A. likes 　　　　　　　 B. protects 　　　　　　　　 C. grows 　　　　　　　　　 D. watches

40、A. And 　　　　　　　 B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　　 D. But

41、A. cared for 　　　　 B. got rid of（摆脱） C. hit upon 　　　　　　　　 D. put forward

42、A. appealed to B. attended to C. adapted to D. turned to

43、A. surprised 　　　　　　 B. frightened 　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　　　　 D. amused

44、A. roots 　　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　　　　　　　　　 C. branches 　　　　　　　 D. seeds

45、A. word 　　　　　　　　 B. balance 　　　　　　　　　 C. agreement 　　　　　　　 D. opinion

46、A. teacher 　　　 B. gardener 　　　　　　　　 C. president 　　　　　　　 D. botanist

47、A. satisfied 　　　　　　 B. certain 　　　　　　　　　 C. optimistic 　　　　　　　 D. independent

48、A. believed 　　　　　　 B. recalled 　　　　　　　　　 C. repeated 　　　　　　　　 D. knew

49、A. generally 　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. recently 　　　　　　　　 D. probably

50、A. remembered B. understood 　　　　　　 C. wondered 　　　　　　　 D. admitted

51、A. cutting 　　　　 B. decorating 　　　　　　　 C. watering 　　　　　　　　 D. providing

52、A. welling 　　　　 B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping 　　　　　　　　 D. crying

53、A. Therefore 　　　 B. Besides 　　　　　　　　　 C. Moreover 　　　　　　　 D. Instead

54、A. Love 　　　　　　　 B. Water 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Disability 　　　　　　　 D. Father

55、A. so long as 　　　 B. if only 　　　　　　　　　 C. now that 　　　　　　　　 D. even though

Answer 1

BCDCD  CBABA  DCBAB  CADAD