When Tim ___ why he was late for school, he just kept silent.

A poor farmer had a good friend. He was famous for the wonderful apple trees that he grew.

One day,his friend gave him a young apple tree.The farmer was pleased with the gift,but he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he p;anted the tree near the road,strangers would steal the fruit.If he planted the tree in one of his field,his neighbours would come at night and steal some of the apples.If he planted the tree near house,his children would eat the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his woods. Without sunlight and good soil, the tree soom died.

Later his friend asked him why he planted the tree in such a poor place.”What ‘s the difference?” the farmer said angrily and then told him what he had thought.

“Yes ,”said his friend,”but at least someone could enjoy the fruit.Now you not only have had no fruit ,but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误 (F)

1.The farmer’s friend was good at growing vegetables.

2.The farmer was unhappy to get the young apple tree.

3.In the end, the farmer planted the tree in his woods.

4.The farmer knew where to plant the apple tree.

5.We learn “You can’t get anything if you don’t want to give “from the story.

Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future.   1  knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The people make their dreams   2 . One of these people was a man   3  John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.
John Chapman dreamt that he   4  on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed   5 , so the next day he decided to leave for London.   6  was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he   7  London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t   8  in John Chapman. No one   9  him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home,   10  before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.
“I am watching you these days,” he said. “Are you   11  someone?”
“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”
“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams.   12  I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had   13  in his garden, near an old apple tree.”
John Chapman was   14  by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he   15  some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he was! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.

In one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.

The “spider story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web（网）. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?

Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goal may be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself!” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t live with them all.”

1.Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that ___________.

2.Edison’s example shows us that __________.

3.If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better ______.

4.It can be learned from the passage that __________.

5.This passage is mainly about _________.