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A long time ago, a farmer laid two seeds in a common place. He took care of them 1. c____ and watered them daily. Both of the seeds were impressed with the farmer's care and love.
But the seeds had 2. d____ opinions about their growth. The first seed wanted to grow rapidly and wished to 3. t____ the sky as soon as possible, while the second seed was afraid to grow up. He thought that 4. i____ he grew up, someone would eat him. He only wanted to keep safe.
As time passed, the first seed grew and became tall. His 5. f____ stretched deep into the earth. His arms grew towards the sun. He had a colourful life. 6. T____ he met with problems, he was happy.
However, the second seed did not grow because his head was full of 7. w____. He was worried about leaving the ground. He was also worried about having too much sunshine.
One day, a hen came, looking at a newly grown-up flower. Then the hen smiled. She dug and 8. f____ the second seed. The hen picked up the seed and ate him quickly.
Some of us might be like the second seed. There's nothing wrong 9. w____ keeping safe. But keeping safe can sometimes be 10. d____. If you want a good future, keeping safe isn't always the way to go. You need to try and get out there.

答案： 1. carefully 2. different 3. touch 4. if 5. feet 6. Though 7. worries 8. found 9. with 10. dangerous