A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden，an

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden，and talking about children. The young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again，please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”
【小题1】The story is about     .A．how to take care of young treesB． how strict parents should be with their childrenC．how the young father should get on with his old neighborD． how to tie and untie the string【小题2】The young man untied the string     .A．in order to throw it awayB． so that both of the trees would grow straightC．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one sideD． in order to let the old man teach him【小题3】When can the string be taken away？    .A．When the old man has leftB．After you have untied itC．When the young man has untied it next timeD．When the young tree grows strong enough【小题4】In the story the relation（关系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of     .A．the young father to the old neighborB．parents to their childrenC．the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD．grown ups to their parentsB