A rich man was riding along the road and Saw an old man digging（挖）in his garden．On the ground lay a young tree，ready to he planted．The rich man called out to the old man．”What kind of tree are you planting there，my good man?’’

“This is a fig（無花果）tree，sir．”He said．“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised．"Why，how old are you，may I ask?" "I'm ninety years old this year．" "'What?" cried the rich man．"You are ninety years old．You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit．You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．" The old man looked around the garden．Then he said with a smile，"Tell me，sir．Did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure，why do you ask this question?" the man asked．"Then tell me this，" he said．"Who planted the fig trees?" "Why-why? I don't know．""You see，sir．" went on the old man．"Our forefathers（前輩） planted trees lot us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．"

The rich man was quiet and said，"You are right，my good man．We should do something for the people after us．Thank you very much．"Then the rich man rode away．

1．What was the old man doing when the rich man saw him?

A．He was ready to plant a fig tree．

B．He was exercising in his garden．

C．He was riding along the road．

D．He was watering the plants in his garden．

2．How old was the old man?

A．He was over ninety years old．               B．He was ninety years old．

C．He was less than ninety years old．            D．He was about to be ninety years old．

3．Who was he planting the tree for?

A．For himself．                           B．For the rich man．

C．For his friends．                        D．For the people after him．

4．Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

A．Yes，he did．                           B．No，he didn't．

C．We don't know．                        D．He couldn't remember this．

5．What can we learn from the article?

A．We should plant more trees for the people after us．

B．It's never too old to plant trees for others．

C．We should do something useful for the people after us．

D．We should he friendly to others．

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