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Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman'sgardenandtalking
aboutchildren.Theyoungmansaid"Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren?"
Theoldmanpointedtoastring(绳子)betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone."Pleaseuntie
(解开)thatstring"hesaid.Theyoungmanuntieditandtheyoungtreebent(弯)overtooneside."Now
tieitagainplease"saidtheoldman"butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain."
Theyoungmandidso.Thentheoldmansaid"Thereitisthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrict
withthembutsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyet
abletostandaloneyoumusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone
youcantakethestringaway."
1.Thestoryisabout _____.
A.howtotakecareofyoungtrees
B.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildren
C.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor
D.howtotieanduntiethestring
2.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring _____.
A.inordertothrowitaway
B.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraight
C.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertooneside
D.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim
3.Whencanthestringbetakenaway?
A.Whentheoldmanhasleft
B.Afteryouhaveuntiedit
C.Whentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttime
D.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough
4.Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman____.
A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandalone
B.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildren
C.thatheshouldbehardonthem
D.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone
5.Inthestorytherelation(关系)ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof____.
A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighbor
B.parentstotheirchildren
C.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfather
D.grownupstotheirparents