阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。
Without plants people could not live. We need them for b 1 food and oxygen(氧气) that plants p 2 .And we also need them for their beauty.
Imagine a world w 3 plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes(形状).Imagine when the wind blows, not being able to h 4 the leaves in the trees or watch the branches(枝条)swings(摇摆)from side to s 5 .
E 6 people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers, and people always try to build houses with room for some grass and a garden. Do you talk to your plants? Do you g 7 them love and care? Two scientists said they once planted two seeds(种子) in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given l 8 and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. U 9 the earth it had more and longer roots(根)；above the earth, it had a thicker stem(茎)and more l 10 .
小题1:both
小题2:produce
小题3:without
小题4:hear
小题5:side
小题6:everywhere
小题7:give
小题8:love
小题9:under
小题10:leaves
题目分析：这篇短文介绍了植物的存在对于人类的意义，短文详细描述了植物是如何造福人类的，并告诉我们关心爱护植物的重要性。
小题1:结合下文and oxygen(氧气)及首字母，可知考查短语both……and，……和……都。
小题2:通过语境可知指物生产氧气，描述客观事实用一般现在时态，主语为复数名词，故填动词原形produce。
小题3:结合下文可知句意为：设想一个没有植物的世界，结合首字母可知填介词without。
小题4:结合下文可知句意为：不能听到树叶的响声，本句中to为不定式符号，结合首字母可知填原形动词hear
小题5:考查短语side to side，从一边到另一边。
小题6:结合语境可知句意为：每个地方的人们都需要植物的美丽。故填everywhere。
小题7:结合语境可知句意为：你给过他们关心爱护吗？结合首字母可知填give。
小题8:结合下文hopeful ideas充满希望的思想及首字母可知考查名词love，抽象名词不可数，用原形即可。
小题9:结合下文可知指的是在底下，结合首字母可知填介词under。
小题10:根据上文above the earth,在地上，可知指的是茎叶，more更多，故用复数形式leaves。
点评 ：首字母一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，并结合首字母推断出所缺单词，然后根据语境进行适当的词形变化。