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My father was always a good gardener．One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the garden，and my hands were dirty from digging in the ground．
As a child，I loved following Dad around in the garden．I remember Dad loved growing all kinds of things：potatoes，watermelons almost as big as me，rows of yellow corn，and our favorite-red tomatoes．
As I grew into a teenager，I didn't get so excited about gardening with Dad．Instead of a fantastic land，the garden turned into a place I was tired of．However，Dad's love for gardening became stronger and stronger．After all the kids had grown up and started families of their own，Dad put his whole heart into it．Even when he was badly ill，he still took care of his garden．
But then，bit by bit，his health went down．Too tired to weed（除草），he simply let them be．He only planted tomatoes．As Dad became weaker and weaker，I had to take up his gardening work．Dad was dying．The rows and rows of colorful vegetables were gone．
For the first few years after he died，I couldn't even stand to look at anyone's garden，for fear that the memorieswould hurt me．Three years ago，I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes．That morning，while I was gardening，something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile．It was my eight-year-old son Nathan，happily playing in the field．
44．When the writer was a child，he lovedAin the garden．
A．following his father around
B．growing all kinds of things
C．doing gardening work
D．planting tomatoes
45．When all the kids started their own families，the writer's fatherC．
A．stopped his gardening
B．turned to other hobbies
C．put his whole heart into gardening
D．plantedtheir favorite tomatoes
46．C，the writer began to take up his work in the garden．
A．When his father was badly ill
B．When his father's health went down
C．When his father became weaker and weaker
D．When his father talked about the gardening
47．The writer decided toB three years ago．
A．plant his father's garden
B．plant his own garden
C．sell his father's garden
D．visit others'gardens．
