asked why，he said that watering plants spoiled(宠坏) them，and that if you __5__ them，they would grow __6__.So you had to make things __7__ for them and then you could get rid of the weak trees early on.

　　He talked about how watering trees made for __8__ roots，and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in __9__ of water.

　　So he never watered his trees.He planted an oak(橡树) and，__10__ watering it every morning，he would __11__ it with a rolled­up newspaper.I asked him __12__ he did that，and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

　　Dr Gibbs __13__ a couple of years after I left home.But the trees he planted are __14__ now.

　　I planted some trees a few years ago，__15__ water to them for a whole summer，and prayed for them.Several years of careful care has __16__ trees that grow weaker and weaker.__17__ a cold wind blows，they will tremble.

　　So I'm __18__ my view on life，because life is hard.Too many times we pray for comfortable life.In fact，what we need to do is to pray for __19__ that reach deep into the eternity(永恒)，so when the rain falls and the wind blows，we won't be __20__.

　　1．A.starting　　　　B．seeing C．saving D．enjoying

　　2．A.goal B．use C．time D．money

　　3．A.frightening B．interesting C．peaceful D．successful

　　4．A.always B．sometimes C．never D．often

　　5．A.watched B．preferred C．heated D．watered

　　6．A.taller B．weaker C．deeper D．faster

　　7．A.hard B．sharp C．easy D．soft

　　8．A.deep B．high C．shallow D．light

　　9．A.honour B．fear C．face D．search

　　10．A.instead of B．because of C．according to D．except for

　　11．A.treat B．destroy C．cover D．beat

　　12．A.how B．why C．when D．where

　　13．A.stood by B．passed away C．got around D．died out

　　14．A.straight B．alone C．strong D．alive

　　15．A.carried B．showed C．produced D．left

　　16．A.looked after B．taken up C．pointed out D．resulted in

17．A.Wherever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．However