必修一Unit 4 Earthquakes reading课时作业

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　　When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was always __1__ for growing potatoes. I can still remember those wonderful days. The whole family __2__. After my dad had tilled (耕种) the __3__， my mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my job to drop the little seed potatoes in the rows __4__ my mom dropped a little fertilizer (肥料) beside them. My brothers then __5__ them all with the freshly turned earth.

　　Months later I would __6__ the garden sometimes while I played outside and wonder what was going on under the __7__. When the harvest time came, I was __8__ at the huge size of the potatoes my dad pulled out of the soil. They would be __9__ into meal such as baked potatoes，fried potatoes, and my __10__ ones: potatoes slowly cooked in spaghetti sauce. They would keep the entire family well __11__ throughout the whole year.

　　__12__ those special times makes me wonder how many other __13__ I have planted that have grown in the hearts and minds of others. How many times are the little things that I said or __14__ used to grow something beautiful? __15__ can these little seedlings (幼苗) provide others' soul with sweet food just like __16__？

　　Every day of our lives we step out into the __17__ of this world. Every day we plant seeds that can grow into something wonderful. We may __18__ see the growth that comes from the kind words or loving acts we share but someone really does. I hope then that you always __19__ the garden around you with care. I hope that you __20__ only goodness, peace, and compassion in the lives of everyone you meet. I hope that everyday you help miracles to grow.

　　1.A.left　　　　　　 B．known

　　C．used D．made

　　2．A.mattered B．helped

　　C．gathered D．sat

　　3．A.rock B．soil

　　C．surface D．grass

　　4．A.while B．as

　　C．when D．after

　　5．A.buried B．filled

　　C．joined D．covered

　　6．A.glance at B．pick out

　　C．take care of D．clean off

7．A.water B．air