A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37 his head without a word． One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows  best，  1  will  buy him  or her  a  favorite 40 ．'    Seeing his  brothers  and  sisters  watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41 soon．S0． 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 that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves． 44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his 45 ， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46 when he grew up． Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48 .T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50 ，he understood——his father had been 51 fertilizing his small tree! He returned to his room， 52 running down 53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh． Love is the 54 nourishment(营养)of life． 55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)． 小题1: A．bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always 小题2: A．raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked 小题3: A．spring B．moment C．winter D．week 小题4: A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys 小题5: A．sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy 小题6: A．die B．grow C．break D．survive 小题7: A．1ed to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to 小题8: A．pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised 小题9: A．Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with 小题10: A．request B．schedule C．promise D．secret 小题11: A．president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher 小题12: A．smart B．desperate C．optimistic． D．practical 小题13: A．field B．courtyard C．park D．farm 小题14: A．brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor 小题15: A．All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on 小题16: A．busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly 小题17: A．water B．tears C．sweat D．rain 小题18: A．Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries 小题19: A．1ast B．only C．1east D．best 小题20: A．Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if