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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and asked him to ________ it home and plant it..

The farmer was pleased with the gift, ________ when he got home he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, ________ would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. ________ he planted the tree in his woods．Where no one could see it. But ________ enough sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died,

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a ________ place.

“If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had ________the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,” the farmer said ________ .

"Yes," said the friend, "But ________ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed （剥夺）everyone of the fruit, but also you have ________ a good apple tree !"

1.A．sell B．take C．grow D．get

2.A．or B．and C．but D．so

3.A．strangers B．friends C．children D．neighbors

4.A．Certainly B．Luckily C．Recently D．Finally

5.A．without B．in C．with D．for

6.A．rich B．poor C．good D．beautiful

7.A．planted B．taken C．brought D．protected

8.A．badly B．angrily C．quickly D．happily

9.A．at last B．at least C．at once D．at times

10.A．killed B．saved C．polluted D．repaired

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