A young father was visiting an old neighbour. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string (細繩索) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

“Please untie (解開) that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side.

“Now tie it again, please,” said the old man. "But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1. The story is about _____________.

A. how to take care of young trees

B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbour

D. how to help children to study

2. The young man untied the string _____________.

A. in order to throw it away

B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. in order to see if the young tree grew taller

D. to see if the young tree can stand straight

3. When could the string be taken away?

A. When the old man left.

B. When the young man untied it next time.

C. When the young tree grew strong enough.

D. When the young tree grew older.

4. At last the old man told the young man _____________.

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children

C. that he should be hard on his children

D. that he should put a string to his children

5. We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _____________.

A. the young father and the old neighour

B. parents and their children

C. the young and the old

D. the old neighbour and the children of the young man

 

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