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A. came up with; B. rule; C. joined in; D. older; E. announced |
In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers. His palace was always decorated with beautiful flowers. As the king grew , he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne (王位). He had to find someone new to the country.
The king thought over for a long time and he a contest (比赛). He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every person a single flower seed (种子). He then that anyone who grew the most beautiful flower would take his throne. Everyone in the country then got their own seed.
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A. moved; B. lucky; C. hand in; D. right; E. took care |
One young man named David was excited about the contest, because he had experience in growing flowers himself.
David planted his seed in a pot (花盆) and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. He to water it every day. But although he tried hard, his flower simply would not grow.
Finally, it was time for everyone to their flowers to the king. David took his empty pot to the palace. "Your Majesty (尊敬的陛下), I am sorry to say that I could not grow a flower. But I hope you can see that I tried my best," he said.
The king was by David's honesty. He did not choose David as the new king, but he gave David a job as a judge (法官). He believed that David's honesty would make him the person to make sure the justice (公正) in the country.
