Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.
Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways that comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.
1. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often _______.
A. heat them to attract neighbours’ attention
B. kept watering them every morning
C. talked to them to get their attention
D. paid little attention to them
2. What does the underlined word “Adversity” mean in the fifth paragraph?
A. Bad weather
B. Enough care or attention.
C. Difficult living conditions.
D. Lack of damp.
3. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
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