When I was a little boy, I lived next to David. He liked to plant trees in his large yard on weekends. But the way he planted trees was quite different. He never watered his new trees. I asked him why he did so, and he said that watering trees would spoil them. “If you water the trees, each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker.” said David. He told me that watering these new trees would make roots（树根）shallow（浅）, but deep roots were very important for trees. I didn’t understand his words at that time.

Several years after I left home, I came back to visit my parents. When I walked by David’s house, I saw the trees that he planted. They are strong now. I suddenly realize that planting a tree is like raising a child. As a father of two children, I shouldn’t care for them too much. Instead, they should depend on themselves. In that case, whatever happens, they can make their own decisions.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（1）When did David like to plant trees?

A．	On weekends.	B．	On Fridays.
C．	On sunny mornings.	D．	On rainy days.

（2）What does the underlined word “spoil” probably mean in Paragraph 1?

A．

be bad for

B．

be famous for

C．

be similar to

D．

be thankful to

（3）Why didn’t David water his new trees?

A．	Because he didn’t have enough water.	B．	Because he was too old to water trees.
C．	Because he wanted to make roots deep.	D．	Because he didn’t know how to water trees.

（4）How are the trees that David planted now?

A．

Dead.

B．

Strong.

C．

Small.

D．

Weak.

（5）What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．	Children should plant trees.	B．	Parents should water trees all the time.
C．	Children should depend on themselves.	D．	Parents should care for their kids too much.

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