For years I wanted a garden. I'd spend hours ...

For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly,　 I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow(垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree.　 There was also a note among them: "Thank you for your time,Mom, we love you." later my children bought me tools, ornaments(装饰物), a sunflower ,stepping stone and gardening books.

That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.

I live in a city where winters are long and cold, and summers are way too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1.The woman saw _____in the garden.

A.a weeping willow　　　　 B.a flower

C.a money tree　 　　　　 D.a pair of glasses

2.What does the sentence “Do you see a money tree outside” Money doesn’t grow on trees really means?

A. There is a money tree outside

B. It’s not easy to make money

C. I’m really busy

D. Don’t dream in the daytime

3.The underlined word “them” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.

A.trees　　 B.my children　　 C.branches　　 D.dollar bills

4.From the fifth paragraph ,we can infer that______

A.her husband died when she was young

B.She was alone but not at all lonely

C.She wasn’t caring for her kids any longer

D.She liked her garden better that her kids

5.The best title of the passage is_____

A. My Money Tree　　　 B. Money Grows on a Tree

C. Love in Winter　　 　 D. My kids and I

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For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．

But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．

Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,

one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”

Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．

Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”

Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．

That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2.What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time．

B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden．

C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children．

D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job．

3.The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________．

A．before her children were born

B．one spring morning when the children were little

C．after the children went to school

D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

4.The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________．

A．their mother needed money badly

B．they wanted to show their love to their mother

C．it was time for them to give the money back to her

D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever

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For years I wanted a garden. I'd spend hours thinking of diferent things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Mathew， and Marvin， and the twins -- Alisa and Alan， and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little， one of them would want something that cost too much， I'd have to say，"Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees， you know."

Finally， all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.

Then， one spring morning， on Mother's Day， I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly， I looked out of the window and there was a new tree， planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!

I went out to look. It was true! There were dollar bills， one hundred of them， hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them， "Thank you for your time， Mom. We love you!"

Later， my children bought me tools， ornaments（装饰品）， a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.

That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty， just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers， I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me. Now every year when winter comes， I look out of my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me， and I get tears in my eyes -- every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A. Three.　　　　　 B. Five.　　　　　 C. Four.　　　　　 D. Six.

2.What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A. She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.

B. It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.

C. She had to save money so that she could have a garden.

D. They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.

3.From Paragraph 5， we know that “A money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard ______.

A. one spring morning on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

B. before her children were born

C. when the children were little

D. after the children went to school

4.The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because ______.

A. their mother needed money badly

B. they wanted to live together with their mother forever.

C. it was time for them to give the money back to their mother

D. they wanted to show their love to their mother

5.According to the passage， we can know Mother’s Day is in ______.

A. January　　　　　 B. August　　　　　　 C. May　　　　　　 D. October

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For years I wanted a garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills*, one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you!”

Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.

That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me. Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2. What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.

B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden.

C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.

D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.

3. The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.

A．before her children were born

B．one spring morning when the children were little

C．after the children went to school

D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

4. The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.

A．their mother needed money badly

B．they wanted to show their love to their mother

C．it was time for them to give the money back to her

D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever

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For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours 31  different things I could plant. I believe they would look nice together.

But then we had Mattew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children! I was too 32  raising them的grow a garden.

Money was tight（拮据）,as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something expensive. And I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't 33  on trees, you know."

34 , all five got through high school and college（大学）and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. Then, one morning on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a 35  tree, planted right in my garden. I thought it 36  be a weeping willow(垂柳),because I saw things 37  around on all its branches（树枝）.Then I put my 38  on and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my garden!

I went outside to have a look. It was 39! There were dollar bills all over that tree. There was also a note in the tree. It 40,"We all love you, Mom."

1.A-talking about     B. thinking of      C. preparing for        D. looking after

2.A. tired           B. careless         C. busy               D. poor

3. A. grow           B. make           C. come              D. get

4.A. Clearly         B. Naturally        C. Certainly           D. Finally

5.A. money          B. new            C. young             D. tall

6.A. should          B. can            C. must               D. need

7. A. blowing         B. turning         C. producing           D. appearing

8.A. overcoat         B. hat            C. shoes              D. glasses

9. A. strange          B. true           C. special             D. perfect

10. A. says            B. writes          C. shows             D. describes

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1

For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours_ _1___ of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had children, five children! I was too busy  _2____ care of them to grow a garden.

Money was always_3____ . When my children were _4____, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d get annoyed and say, “ Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on__5___, you know.”

Finally, all five got through college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a __6_____.

I wasn’t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money.

Then, one spring morning, _7____ Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. __8____, I heard a car come. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right _9____ the yard.

There was a money tree in my yard! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, all over that tree.

That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, just the way I wanted. I __10___ what my children did for me, and then I get tears in my eyes every time.

1. A. to think       B. think             C. thought            D. thinking

2. A. taking       B. to take            C. taken               D. took

3. A. short          B. long             C. enough             D. large

4. A. few          B. a few             C. little              D. a little

5. A. houses         B. trees            C. lands               D. fields

6. A. tree           B. garden             C. window            D. kitchen

7. A. in             B. for               C. on                 D. at

8. A. Luckily         B. Unluckily         C. Certainly        D. Suddenly

9. A. in            B. in front of         C. behind               D. near

10. A. think of      B. think about        C. think up          D. think over

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We spend hours,days and years of our lives in education.But how perfect do you think your school is?Imagine you could design(设计)your ideal(理想的)school.What would it be like?We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought.Here is some designing from four children of different countries.

1.Ma thinks his dream school should provide　　 for students.

A. more enjoyable things

B. a comfortable computer room

C. a place to switch off from the lessons

2.Sonia thinks students should share a room where they can　　 .

A. play sports

B. play instruments

C. play computer games

3.Richard wants to have　　 off every week.

A. two days　　 B. three days　　 C. four days

4.Rebecca may like　　 according to the passage.

A. playing music

B. chatting with friends

C. doing some shopping

5.We can infer(推断)that in the four children's opinion,the ideal school should be a place where　　 .

A. students can learn more knowledge

B. students can get on well with their teachers

C. students' wishes and interests can be respected

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We spend hours, days and years of our lives in education. But how perfect do you think your school is? Imagine you could design(设计) your ideal(理想的) school. What would it be like? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is some designing from four children of different countries.

1.Ma thinks his dream school should provide______for students.

A. more enjoyable things

B. a comfortable computer room

C. a place to switch off from the lessons

D. a computer

2.Sonia thinks students should share a room where they can____.

A. play sports　　　 　　 B. play instruments

C. play computer games D.play soccer

3.Richard wants to have____off every week.

A. two days　　　　　 B. three days

C. four days　　　　 D. one day

4.Rebecca may like_____according to the passage.

A. playing music　　 　　 B. chatting with friends

C. doing some shopping D.play basketball

5.We can infer(推断) that in the four children’s opinions, the ideal school be a place where_____.

A. students can learn knowledge

B. students can get on well with their teachers

C. students’ wishes and interests can be respected

D. students can sing

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Dear Mr. Lim,

My name is Mary Taylor. I’m a 14-year-old girl. I want to be a pilot. I spend hours watching the planes take off from the airport. I love traveling to new places by plane and the idea of flying people around the world!

I’m not sure whether it’s the right job for me. I want to decide soon. I hope to start training early. I want to be young when I’m flying a Boeing 737 or even an A380.

I have so many questions about the job-do you get paid well? I want to make lots of money because I want to have a big family and a big house. Is it fun? Is it safer than being a doctor, a policewoman,etc.?Is it really hard? I’m a girl,so will I be discriminated against（被歧视）? If I decide to become a pilot, where and when should I start training?

My only brother also says if I want to be a pilot, I have to be really good at math, but I’m only OK at math.

Being a pilot looks like one of the coolest jobs in the world. Could you please write to me soon? Thanks so much, Mr. Lim!

Yours,

Mary Taylor

根据上面的材料内容,选择最佳答案。

1.What does Mary want to be in the future?

A.A policewoman. B.A pilot. C.A doctor.

2.Boeing 737 and A380 are __________.

A.Mary’s favorite radio stations B.two factories that make planes C.two kinds of planes

3.What can we know from Paragraph 3?

A.Mary wants to make a lot of money.

B.Mary decides to be a doctor.

C.Mary is discriminated against at school.

4.How many children are there in Mary’s family?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three.

5.Mary thinks being a pilot is __________.

A.cool B.dangerous C.relaxing

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— Exercise is good for our bodies.

—I think so. I’d rather ______ an hour’s walk to work than consider ______ a car.

A. take; driving　　 B. take; drive　　 C. take; to drive　　 D. to take; driving

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