（导读：森林中猴子玩耍的一块空地下面有几颗种子一直没有机会长出来，大家努力了一两次就放弃了，可有一颗种子锲而不舍，顽强抗争，终于生根发芽，茁壮成长。）
　　Once upon a time， there were four seeds who were good friends with each other. Taken up by the wind， they finally landed in an open place in a forest. There they remained， hidden on the ground， hoping 1. they would be able to grow up and become beautiful trees.
　　But when the first seed began growing， they realised it wouldn’t be such an easy task. In that place， there lived a group of monkeys， and the smallest monkeys would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant that they noticed was starting to grow. Using this game， the monkeys learnt how to throw bananas and 2. they also kept the place free of any trees.
　　They threw so many bananas at that first seed that it was almost divided in two.When it told the other seeds what happened， they all agreed it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move on before they tried to grow.
　　Well， they all thought that except one， who thought 3. 她至少应该试一下。When she tried she was covered with bananas. The other seeds got together and asked her to stop trying， but that little seed was determined to become a tree， and time and again she would try and try. Every time they covered her with bananas， she tried even harder. So， for days， weeks and months the little plant was beaten by the monkeys， and she always ended giving up. For a few days she would manage not to be covered， but then the next day some monkey would hit her， and it would all start over again.
　　One day， she was strong enough. She was hit by a banana， and then another， but 4. 没有哪只猴子能设法阻止她生长。She had taken so many blows， and been hit so many times， that she was full of hard knots and scars that helped her to grow more strongly than the other seeds. So， her slim trunk got thicker， and she was already so well developed that the little monkeys couldn’t stop her from the ground. There she stayed， growing， growing and growing.
　　Thanks to the great strength of her trunk， she could continue overcoming all difficulties until she became the strongest tree in the forest.
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　　答案：1. 他们能长大并长成美丽的树。
　　2. 他们也不让这块地方长出树来。
　　3. she should at least attempt it.
　　4. none of them managed to stop her growing.