阅读理解。
A nobleman (贵族) A) _____ (ride) along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden.
B) Beside the old man, on the ground, lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The nobleman called
out to the old man, "What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?" "This is a fig (无花
果) tree, sir," he said.
"What!" cried the nobleman. "You are ninety years old. You are planting a young tree now and
it will take years to give fruit. You certainly don't hope to live C)_____ (long enough, enough long)
to get any benefit (好处) from this tree?" The old man looked around his garden. Then he smiled
and said, "Tell me, sir, D) 当你是个孩子的时候，你吃过无花果吗？"Sure." The nobleman
did not know why he asked this question. The old man smiled again. "Then tell me this," he said,
"who planted the trees from which those figs were picked?" "Why...why, I don't know."
"You see, sir," went on the old man "our forefathers (祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy, and I
am doing the same for the people after me."
1. 在画线部分A）处用所给单词的适当形式填空。
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2. 将画线部分B）处译为汉语。
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3. 在画线部分C）处选择适当词语填空。
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4. 将画线部分D）处译为英语。
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5. Why did the old man plant trees?
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