【Amanwaswalkingthroughaforest．Hewasholdinganaxe（斧子）inhishand．Alittletreestoppedhimandsaid，"Pleaseuseyouraxeto（56）___thosetalltrees，myfriend．Becauseofthem，thesunlightcannotfallonme，andIha】

　　A man was walking through a forest．He was holding an axe（斧子）in his hand．A little tree stopped him and said，"Please use your axe to（56）___those tall trees，my friend．Because of them，the sunlight cannot fall on me，and I have no room at all to spread myself．（57）___them，I'll be the pride of this part of the forest．"

　　The man decided to help the 1ittle tree．He used his axe to cut down the trees．Then the little tree had enough（58）___．The little tree felt happy and said（59）___to the man．When the sun came out．the little tree lost water and it became very（60）___．Later，when a storm came，the little tree（61）___ all its leaves and branches（树枝）．

　　"Oh，poor little tree!"a bird said，"you shouldn't have asked the man to cut down the（62）___．The tall trees protected you（63）___you didn't worry about heat or wind and rain．As time went by，you have（64）___．when you get tall and（65）___，you can have enough strength to fight against the sun and the storms． So I don't think you should do that．"

　　After hearing the words of the bird，the little tree felt regretful．

　　56．A．put downB．look downC．turn downD．cut down57．A．WithB．Because ofC．WithoutD．As for58．A．moneyB．roomC．memoryD．time59．A．sorryB．helloC．noD．thanks60．A．happyB．hungryC．thirstyD•sad61．A．1ovedB．threwC．caughtD．1ost62．A．treesB．plantsC．grassD．forests63．A．althoughB．so thatC．ifD．while64．A．grown upB．got upC．used upD．stayed up65．A．10wB．weakC．strongD．short