短文填空 Pull up the seedlings to help them grow
拔苗助长（苏州张家港）
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Long long ago, in ancient China, there was a 1. f. He was worried about his seedlings growing too slowly. He thought hard and then had an 2. i.
One day, he went to the farmland and pulled up the seedlings one by one. When he 3. c back home, he was tired. “I am tired today,” he said to his family. “I 4. h the seedlings grow.”
His son was surprised. He went to the farmland to see 5. w happened. It turned out that all the seedlings were 6. d. The farmer was so 7. f. Because he shouldn't help the seedlings grow quickly by 8. p them up.
词汇积累
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的
farmland /ˈfɑː(r)mlænd/ n. 农田;耕地
seedling /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ n. 秧苗;幼苗
turn out 结果是

1. farmer 2. idea 3. came 4. help 5. what 6. dead 7. foolish 8. pulling