My father was attached to gardening by birth. One of my earliest memories is following Dad barefoot around in the garden with both hands blackened from digging in the soil. The garden is a wonderland full of possibilities.

As Dad grew older, he still loved gardening. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still planted all sorts of plants. Sometimes, I would come over to visit, and we would walk together in the garden. But then, something changed. Like the weeds that took over his garden, the cancer grew rapidly in Dad. I stayed with Dad twenty-four hours a day and I found myself in all kinds of uncomfortable situations with Dad until I promised to care for the garden.

Though I had heard the words of the doctor, what really made me believe that Dad was dying was the state of his garden. That year, he only planted tomatoes. Too tired to weed them, he simply tied them with strong strings to the fence and let them be. It made me sad to see them ignored, so I would come over and water them once in a while, and remove the weeds. I still remember the day I picked the last tomato from the vine(藤). That day was one of the saddest I had ever experienced in my life.

Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden. I decided I would start out with just a few tomatoes. That morning when I moved to the garden, something caught the corner of my eyes and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, standing barefoot in the soil, happily playing in the soil.

【小题1】Why did the author like his father’s garden when he was a child?

A．It was a field that produced much food.

B．It was a piece of land covered with black soil.

C．It was a place where he got educated.

D．It was a fantastic place with unexpected surprise.

【小题2】What was the author’s father most concerned about in his last days?

A．His garden.

B．His illness.

C．His son.

D．His grandson.

【小题3】What made the author accept the fact that his father would die soon?

A．The words of the doctor.

B．The condition of his father.

C．His communication with his father.

D．That the garden wasn’t taken good care of by his father.

【小题4】Why did the author smile when he moved to his own garden one day?

A．He remembered his father.	B．His son showed interest in the garden.
C．He thought of the food he would get.	D．He could take care of his own garden.