For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours thinking of the different things I could
that would look nice together.
But then I had five lovely children: Matthew and Marvin, the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too
raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight (紧的) ，as well as time. When my children were little, if they wanted something that
too much I’d have to say, “Do you see a money
outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all five got through high school and college, and started living on their own. And I started thinking again about having a
.
One spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I
the window and was surprised to see a new tree in my yard. I put my glasses on and I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There was as much as one hundred
on that tree. All I could think of was all the garden flowers I could
with that money! There was also a(an)
attached(附上): “ Love, Marvin.”
My other
had bought me tools, ornaments(装饰物) and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very
, just the way I wanted.
I’m still not sure whether money
on trees. But I know love does!
| 小题1: | | A．sell | B．catch | C．plant | D．feed |
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| 小题2: | | A．stressed | B．excited | C．bored | D．busy |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．took | C．spent | D．paid |
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| 小题4: | | A．pocket | B．tree | C．box | D．market |
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| 小题5: | | A．garden | B．dream | C．present | D．yard |
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| 小题6: | | A．looked after | B．looked for | C．looked out of | D．looked over |
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| 小题7: | | A．dollars | B．flowers | C．butterflies | D．lights |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．solve | C．design | D．buy |
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| 小题9: | | A．Document | B．Suggest | C．Note | D．excuse |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．children | C．volunteers | D．members |
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| 小题11: | | A．pretty | B．old | C．usual | D．small |
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| 小题12: | | A．decorates | B．hangs | C．grows | D．puts |
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