【任务型阅读.Arichmanwasonceridingalongtheroadandsawanoldmandigginginhisgarden.Onthegroundlayayoungtree,readytobeplanted.Therichmancalledouttotheoldman,"Whatkindoftreeareyouplantingthere,mygoodm】
任务型阅读. Arichmanwasonceridingalongtheroadandsawanoldmandigginginhisgarden.Onthegroundlay
ayoungtree,readytobeplanted.Therichmancalledouttotheoldman,"Whatkindoftreeareyouplanting
there,mygoodman?"
"Thisisafig(无花果)tree,sir."hesaid.
"Afigtree?"therichmanwasverysurprised."Why,howoldareyou,mayIask?"
"Iamninetyyearsold."
"What!"criedtherichman."You'reninetyyearsold.Youareplantingaveryyoungtreenowandit'lltake
yearstogivefruit.Youcertainlydon'thopetolivelongenoughtogetanyfruitfromthistree."Theoldman
lookedaroundthegarden.Thenhesaidwithasmile,"Tellme,sir.Didyoueatfigswhenyouwereaboy?"
"Sure."therichmandidnotknowwhyheaskedthisquestion."Thentellmethis,"hesaid,"Whoplantedthe
figtrees?""Why?Idon'tknow.""Yousee,sir,"wentontheoldman,"Ourancestorsplantedtreesforusto
enjoyandIamdoingthesameforthepeopleafterme."
Therichmanwasquietandsaid,"Youareright,mygoodman.Weshoulddosomegoodthingsforthe
peopleafterus.Thankyouverymuch."Thenherodeaway.Title:TheStoryofAFig(1)_______
TherichmanHefelt(2)_______whenhesawtheoldman(3)_______afigtree.
Heatlastfoundtheoldmandidagood(4)_______forthepeopleafterhim.
TheoldmanHewas90yearsin(5)_______.
Itwouldbearather(6)_______timebeforehegotanyfruitfromthefigtree.
Hethoughtit(7)_______todogoodthingsforthepeopleafterhim.
Therichmancameto(8)_______whattheoldmanmeant,and(9)_______ofthemthoughttheyshoulddo
gooddeedsforthepeopleafter(10)_______.