With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, a boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He seldom played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always        his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).        of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he          an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never       it.
Several days later, he was surprised to find it didn't die, but grew so many fresh      . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his        ，bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding        after growing up.
From then on, the boy slowly became optimistic and confident. One evening, he suddenly       his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he       ：Father had been secretly watering his tree! He returned to his room, tears        in his eyes.
Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist.         , he became the U．S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
       is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. Even though it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

A．held B．raised C．lowered D．covered

A．Both B．None C．One D．Each

A．cared for B．got rid of C．hit upon D．put on

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

A．roots B．leaves C．branches D．seeds

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．Love B．Water C．Disability D．Father