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There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was an old teacher and the other was a businessman. 【小题1】 The teacher seldom watered his plants and didn’t pay much attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often. The teacher’s plants were small, but still looked OK. 【小题2】

One night, there was a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens. The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth and were totally dead. 【小题3】 The businessman was surprised. He went to ask the teacher. “【小题4】 We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did.”

The teacher smiled and said, “【小题5】 You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so they had to grow deeper to get more water. That is why my plants survived (生存).”

A．How could your plants still be OK?

B．Because you gave your plants too much attention.

C．But the teacher’s plants nicely stood where they were.

D．While the businessman’s plants were much bigger and greener.

E．The teacher felt upset.

F．Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens.