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根据短文内容,完成下列小题。
Once upon
a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things
with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he
grew.
One day,
his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and
planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not
know where to plant.
He thought
and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one
could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the
friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.
"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I
had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had
planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and
stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children
would have taken the fruit," "Yes," said the friend, "but
at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got
nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."