Ask the thief to look at the reading answers in the vegetable garden

My parents are immigrants of Hungarian origin, and they are good at playing with flowers and plants. Our family of ten lives on the big vegetable garden at home. Mother stores most of the vegetables in the garden for winter, while father sells potatoes and cabbages to local shops and middle schools. My garden has also become the pride of my neighbors.

One summer, we had a trouble. Someone was stealing vegetables from my home. My parents were surprised. "I really don't understand," dad said. "If anyone wants our food, just say hello. If you can't afford it, you can take it without paying. "

A neighbor told us quietly that Benny, an old bachelor who lives not far from my house, was seen selling vegetables in a neighboring town. It didn't take long for my parents to find out the clue. Benny doesn't have a garden of his own, so the vegetables he sells obviously come from other people's gardens.

Benny doesn't have a steady job, and lives in a small room that I think is shabby. My parents guessed that he took my food to earn some extra expenses. Dad decided to solve this matter in his own way.

"I want to hire Benny formally." Father announced.

"what?" Mother shouted, "Yue Se, we don't have that much money. Besides, why hire the man who stole our vegetables? It's like asking the fox to look at the chicken nest. "

my father said, "I'm going to give him a step down. I think he won't refuse to use this method, and he will definitely not steal the dishes he sees himself. "

When Dad went to talk to Benny about work, Benny was obviously taken aback.

Father said, "Benny, someone has been taking vegetables from my home, probably some children. I want to ask you to help me look at the garden. I wonder if you would like to? "

Benny faltered, and my father explained to him that he could have dinner with us every day (mom's cooking is well known), and he agreed.

Needless to say, there was no food lost the next day. It doesn't matter whether Benny is awake at night. It turns out that Dad's plan has worked. My family didn't lose any more vegetables, and Benny got a job.

Having a job has greatly increased Benny's self-confidence. Things are going better than dad expected. Every morning, Benny performs his duties as a gardener. After taking a nap, he will take some time to have breakfast, and then follow us around the garden.

Benny began to like growing flowers and vegetables. He would ask questions like, "Why are these carrots planted here? How can peas here grow faster than those over there? "

My parents always take pains to answer his questions one by one. Later, my father suggested, "Look, Benny, the sowing season is almost over, but I will take my cavalry to your place and help you cultivate a good land, so that you can plant your own vegetable garden next spring."

"Are you really going to do this?" Benny asked.

"of course," dad replied, "that's what neighbors are for."

The next spring, Benny's garden had been thoroughly dug and cultivated, and it was ready for sowing. Parents also gave him all kinds of useful seeds: corn, peas, pumpkins, potatoes and so on. Benny has a strong understanding of gardening as if he were a farmer.

One day, we drove past Benny's house in our old battered car. Dad slowed down and pointed to Benny's garden and said, "Did you see it? The sweet corn he grows is better than ours. Now he is busy planting gardens all day and has no time to help us look at them. Of course, we don't need to look at the gardener anymore. "

We all laughed, proud of our new gardener and our great father. (Excerpted from Philosophy)

17. (2 points) Briefly refine the plot of this story.

18. (2 points) Understand the meaning of the sentence and answer the questions in brackets.

my father said, "I'm going to give him a step down. I think he won't refuse to use this method, and he will definitely not steal the dishes he sees himself. "

Father said, "Benny, someone has been taking vegetables from my home, probably some children. I want to ask you to help me look at the garden. I wonder if you would like to? "

(Why did "stealing" in our conversation become "taking" in our conversation with Benny? )

19. (2 points) Understand the meaning of the text and talk about the contents of the words added in the following sentences.

(1) Benny doesn't have a steady job, and lives in a shabby little room in my opinion. My parents guessed that he took my food to earn some extra expenses. Dad decided to solve this matter in his own way.

(2) "Of course," dad replied, "that's what neighbors are for."

① One's own way:

② This use:

2. (3 points) Analyze the following mother's dialogue and analyze its role in the full text.

"what?" Mother shouted, "Yue Se, we don't have that much money. Besides, why hire the man who stole our vegetables? It's like asking the fox to look at the chicken nest. "

21. (3 points) The article ends with "Proud of our great father". Try to briefly analyze the image of the father in the article.

Answer: 17. Our vegetable garden was stolen. By inviting the thief to look at the vegetable garden, my father not only solved his own problems, but also helped his neighbors out of trouble.

18. From "stealing" to "taking", my father gave Benny a step, which laid the foundation for the successful implementation of his plan later, reflecting his father's generosity and kindness and showing his father's wisdom.

19. ① invite benny to see the vegetable garden; (2) help neighbors out of the predicament

2. Mother's loud opposition sets suspense for the following, which is also in sharp contrast with the later ending, thus highlighting the noble and helpful wisdom of father.

21. Father is a generous and kind man, and his noble and helpful wisdom makes us proud.