When I was a little girl, mum and dad told me that if you plant something in spring, you’ll get more in autumn. I 1 this without doubt.
At the age of six, while I was eating a big apple, I dropped a tooth.
I was so 2 that I cried all of a sudden and rushed to my grandma’s room. She held the tooth and smiled, “Don’t worry, dear. It’s a baby tooth. You will have a new tooth in a few 3 .”
“A new tooth?” I fell very surprised.
“Yes, you will have that tooth 4 you get old, so you must protect your new tooth well. When you grow old, the teeth will fall out again, 5 this time, it won’t grow again. So it’s not easy for old people to eat anything,” grandma said.
I went out of grandma’s room and thought, “ 6 should I put the dropped tooth?”
Suddenly, a wonderful thought came into my mind: Why not plant it in the ground? If I took good care of it, day after day, maybe it would become a big tree. When 7 came, there would be many white and strong 8 on the tree. I could pick them and send them to the 9 people who needed them. So then they could eat well and always open their mouths with a smile full of beautiful teeth.
Of course my tooth didn’t grow into a big tree, but beautiful thoughts made my childhood warm and unforgettable. With them, I 10 up.
A.believed B.received C.kept D.remembered
A.angry B.hurt C.frightened D.sorry
A.hours B.days C.months D.years
A.if B.after C.before D.until
A.but B.and C.or D.instead
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
A.flowers B.teeth C.leaves D.fruit
A.old B.young C.sick D.middle-aged
A.came B.went C.grew D.turned