Gas prices keep going up.

• A、True
  
  

• B、False
  
  

• C、Not Given
  
  

第五部分:填词补文(第31~40题,每题1.5分,共15分)

下面的短文有10处空白,短文后列出12个词,其中10个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌,并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

Planting a Garden

Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. Both require a great deal of work, （ 31 ）as they grow and as the seasons（ 32 ）.As summer days lengthen, your plants become（ 33 ）on you, much like your children depend on you for food and drink. Like a（ 34  ）.child asking for drink of water, your plants do the same. Their bent body issues a demand much the way your child requests milk or juice. Getting enough water, they would thrive soon.

You might also find you have to the（ 35 ） around your plants, much like you pick up toys and clothes that have been thrown in your kid' s room. Similarly, roses need to be pruned(修剪), and weeds need to be pulled. To keep children healthy, parents protect their children against disease with（ 36 ） and gardeners do the same

with insect(驱虫剂)To nourish(滋养them,parents（ 37 ）children vitamins, and gardeners use fertilizer, as both promote healthy growth.

As children grow up, they need less care. However, here's where the similarity ends. While plants die or become（ 38 ）during winter, children（ 39 ） maintain an important role in the family, and parents will find their（ 40 ）does not come to an end.

A. help

B. clean

C.change

D. inactive

E. Dependent

F. still

G.strong

H. give

I. Responsibility

J. thirsty

K.medicine

L. especially

This story is about a scientist who（   ）

• A、was extraordinary when he was young
  
  

• B、became well-known after an interview
  
  

• C、was smarter than the average person
  
  

• D、achieved great success in the medical field