Theprofessor’shousebiganduntidystoodaloneatoneendofahugegarden.Theplacewastotallyuncaredforquite 41andovergrownwithallsortsofuselessthings.I42mywaythroughbushesandtallweedstothefrontdoorandrangthebell.
IwasgladthatIhadfoundhim.Intwentyminuteshe 43merightonallthe 44thathadpuzzledme.Iwasonthe 45ofleavingwhenIlookedoutofhisstudywindowandsaid“You’reveryfondofgardening，Isee.”
“No，I’mnot，”hesaid.“46，Ilovethisgarden，though.It’s 47Ialwayswantedittobe.Inevertouchitatall.”
“Itcouldbemadelovely.It 48apitytoletallthisgroundgotowaste.Butperhapsyoudon’t 49thatway?”saidI.
“Idon’t.IlivedherewhenIwasachild，andIhad 50ofgardeningthen.Itwasmyfather’shobbyyousee.Unfortunately，hewasn’t 51enoughtodoithimself.MybrotherandIdidallofitbetweenusyearafteryear.Therewasonerightwayandmanywrongways.Eachbladeofgrasswasanenemytobe 52byhandnotjustcutoff.I’vespentagoodpartoflifeatworkhere.”
“Isee.Youtookadisliketoitandnowyou’regettingeven！”
“Idislikeit.ThenofcourseIdidn’tunderstandthe 53ithad.Itusedto 54me.Itappearedinmydreams—amistakeheresomethingnotquitestraightheretheenemyshowingitsheadinaplaceIwas 55tohavecleaned.Theworkwastoomuch.Itseemedendless.Thesizeoftheplacewasitselfafighttoaboy.”
“Andnowit’syours，you’rejustlettingitgoto...”
“56?”hesaid.“No，Idon’tagreewiththat.ThisgardenandIarenowthebestfriends.Ilike57itgrow58itsownway.Imakenodemandsonit.Ineverdisturbitanditneverdisturbsme.Ithas59atlastandsohaveI.”
“Butthepathisovergrown.It’sinconvenientforyou，isn’tit?”
“That’spartofmy 60”helaughed.“Youcangooutthebackway.Theweedsareshortertherebecausetheydon’tgetthesun.”
41.A.wildB.crazyC.largeD.nice
42.A.lostB.felt C.tookD.made
43.A.letB.putC.taughtD.explained
44.A.gardeningB.plantsC.problems D.solution
45.A.timeB.pointC.permissionD.request
46.A.EvenifB.SoC.Asthough D.Evenso
47.A.asB.whereC.why D.whether
48.A.seems B.is C.proves D.sounds
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