完形填空：共20题 每题2分 共40分
With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He       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        his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.       seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea      him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never       it. A few days later, he was     to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh       . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his       , bought the little boy a gift and said he would surely become an outstanding     when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became      and confident. One night, he suddenly     his biology teacher once said that plants      grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺). All of a sudden, he      : his father had been secretly       his small tree! He returned to his room, tears       his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.      he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt    is the best nourishment (滋养品)of life.      it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

A．ever B．seldom C．still D．often

A．held B．raised C．lowered D．covered

A．Both B．None C．One D．Each

A．likes B．protects C．grows D．watches

A．And B．So C．Before D．But

A．cared for B．got rid of C．occurred to D．put forward

A．appealed to B．took care of C．adapted to D．turned to

A．surprised B．frightened C．disappointed D．amused

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．satisfied B．certain C．optimistic D．independent

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

A．generally B．hardly C．recently D．voluntarily

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

A．cutting B．decorating C．watering D．fertilizing

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

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

A．Love B．Water C．Disability D．Father

A．So long as B．If only C．Now that D．Even though