Once upon a time, there lived a big mango（芒果） tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. As time went by, the little boy grew, and he no longer played   21   the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree with a   22   look on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a   23   , I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy   24   , “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money, but you can   25   all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.” The boy was   26   excited that he picked all the mangoes on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy   27   into a man returned. The tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my   28  . We need a house for   29  . Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can   30   my branches and   31   to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches and the trunk（树干） off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t come back   32  . The tree was again lonely and sad.

Finally, the man returned after he had been   33   for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have   34  for you anymore. No more mangoes to give you.” The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite,” the man replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am   35   old for that now,” the man said.

“I   36   can’t give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots（根部）,” the tree said with   37   . “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am   38   after all these years,” the man replied. “Good!   39   tree roots are the best place to   40   on and rest. Sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled.

21. A. in               B. under             C. around              D. on

22. A. delighted         B. sad               C. disappointed         D. excited

23. A. children          B. student            C. kid                 D. man

24. A. announced        B. declared           C. replied             D. complained

25. A. pick             B. take               C. buy                D. cut

26. A. so               B. such              C. also                D. as

27. A. changed      B. transformed(使改变形态)    C. grown              D. turned

28. A. boss             B. society            C. government          D. family

29. A. shelter居所,住处 B. protection   C. refuge避难所       D. defense防御，保卫

30. A. drop off          B. put off             C. chop off            D. take off

31. A. leaves           B. fruits              C. trunk               D. roots

32. A. afterward        B. then               C. next                D. soon

33. A. leaving          B. disappearing        C. gone               D. reaching

34. A. it               B. nothing            C. anything            D. one

35. A. even            B. too                C. never              D. seldom

36. A. actually         B. really               C. definitely          D. exactly

37. A. respect          B. caution             C. sadness            D. attention

38. A. desperate绝望的       B. responsible          C. tired         D. dull

39. A. Bare光秃秃的        B. Deep       C. Old       D. Smooth光滑的

40. A. rely             B. lean（斜靠）        C. lie        D. lay（放置，下蛋）

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Dear Jim,

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