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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