GrowingrootsWhenlwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'd36known.WhenDr.Gibbswasn't37lives,hewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingtheories38plantingtrees.Hebel
Growingroots
Whenlwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'd36known.WhenDr.Gibbswasn't37lives,hewasplantingtrees.
Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingtheories38plantingtrees.Hebelievedin"Nopains,nogains".Henever39hisnewtrees,whichwas40manypeople.OnceI41why.Heansweredthatwateringplantsspoiledthem,andthatifyouwaterthem,eachfollowingtreegenerationwillgrow42.Soyouhavetomakethings43forthem.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtrees44shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren'twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin45ofwater.Itookhimtomeanthatdeeprootsweretobe46.IplantedacoupleoftreesafewyearsbackandItookgoodcareofthem.Twoyearsofdevotionhas47treesthat
expecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblows,they48andtrembletheirbranches.FunnythingsaboutthosetreesofDr.Gibbs'.Thelackofwaterseemedto49theminwayscomfortandeasenever50.
Iusedtoprayformysonsthattheirliveswillbe51.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemy52.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet53,andI'mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortis54met.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhenthewindsblow,wewon'tbe55away.
36.A.even
B.ever
C.never
D.hardly
37.A.taking
B.making
C.enjoying
D.saving
38.A.dealing
B.covering
C.concerning
D.considering
39.A.watered
B.spoiled
C.loved
D.cared
40.A.against
B.beyond
C.within
D.from
41.A.wondered
B.asked
C.wandered
D.guessed
42.A.weakerandweaker
C.tallerandtaller
B.strongerandstronger
D.happierandhappier
43.A.easy
B.comfortable
C.tough
D.wonderful
44.A.madefor
B.madeout
C.broughtdown
D.broughtup
45.A.charge
B.favor
C.case
D.search
46.A.treasured
B.challenged
C.respected