完形填空。 When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd __1__ known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't __2__ lives, he was planting trees. The good doctor had some __3__ theories on planting trees. He believed in 'No pains, no gains'. He never __4__ his new trees, which was __5__ many people. Once I asked why. He __6__ that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will __7__ weaker and weaker. So you have to make things __8__ for them. He talked about how watering trees __9__ shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in __10__ of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be ___11__ . I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of __12__ has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they __13__ and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs'. The lack of water seemed to __14__ them in ways comfort and ease never could. I used to __15__ for my sons that their lives will be easy. But __16__ I've been thinking that it's time to __17__ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet __18__ , and I'm praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, __19__ when the winds blow, we won't be __20__ away. (     )1.A.even (     )2.A.valuing (     )3.A.exciting (     )4.A.watered (     )5.A.against (     )6.A.wondered (     )7.A.grow (     )8.A.harmful (     )9.A.madefor (     )10.A.charge (     )11.A.treasured (     )12.A.education (     )13.A.dance (     )14.A.harm (     )15.A.pray (     )16.A.perfectly (     )17.A.attend (     )18.A.hardships (     )19.A.or (     )20.A.given B.ever B.making B.dull B.raised B.beyond B.answered B.change B.favorable B.headedfor B.favor B.challenged B.information B.shake B.raise B.apply B.formally B.say B.worries B.so B.sent C.never C.enjoying C.interesting C.loved C.within C.doubted C.appear C.tough C.allowedfor C.honor C.respected C.preparation C.spread C.benefit C.stand C.obviously C.change C.bosses C.and C.broken D.hardly D.saving D.terrible D.sheltered D.from D.guessed D.show D.wonderful D.caredfor D.search D.liked D.devotion D.lift D.hurt D.call D.lately D.but D.jobs D.but D.swept