For years I wanted a garden．I&#039;d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice ...

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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

举一反三

   In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.
   How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？ Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough！At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work， so she started to iron clothes instead.
   McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible （圣经）。She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.
   McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors （荣誉）。She even flew in an airplane for the first time！Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.
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阅读理解

Many years ago, I was a shy boy and lived a very peaceful life. I liked school but I felt bored.

And then I started the fourth grade. My teacher, Mrs. Chen, was a young woman who was good at writing, art and music. Her class was very interesting. With her help, I started Fun Club with some boys in my class. I also wrote a book called Through the Forest. And lots of my classmates liked it.

However, I was surprised when fifty years later I got a letter about a reunion (聚会). A few days later, we had a reunion at Mrs. Chen's home. Reconnecting with Mrs. Chen was a journey back in time. Fifty years have passed, but my teacher still remembers every student. She even doesn't forget the class bully (欺负) — a boy used to hit me with snowballs on my way to school. Lots of teachers thought bullying was nothing serious at that time, but Mrs. Chen didn't agree. She put a stop to it at once when she found out about it.

Now, in my mid-fifties, I appreciate the gifts Mrs. Chen has given me even more. It's never too late to say thanks to this fantastic teacher. I hope you are lucky enough to have one teacher like Mrs. Chen.

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was a student, life gave me a gift—happiness.

One weekend, a car ran over me and hurt my 1 on my way home. Several days later, when I woke up in the2 , I knew that I had to spend the rest of my life without arms. I felt 3 at that time. I was scared, but I knew that I had to face the fact. I couldn't get my arms back even if I 4 every day.

However, I got so much 5 from my family and friends. They made me become strong. From then on, I lived a(n) 6 life and enjoyed it. But in my daily life, I often see my classmates 7 little things: the bus comes late; they don't have mobile phones but others have, and so on. For me, I learned something important from the accident (意外) 8 . We shouldn't pay too much attention to what we have 9 . We should think of what we have. Someone may say, "If I have a new car, I can 10 my life." But when you get the car, you will feel happy for a week and then feel unhappy because of other things.

Happiness is about what we have！It comes from learning the importance of the things we have.

根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。

Health is very important. But as students, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} can we keep healthy? Here are some simple {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (way) that can help us.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (one), we should eat more vegetables and fruit. Because they are rich {#blank#}4{#/blank#} vitamins and fibre. And we should eat {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (little) sweet food than before. Because it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (contain) a lot of sugar and fat. They are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (harm) to our teeth. Also, they can make {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (we) become fat. In a word, we'd better have {#blank#}9{#/blank#} balanced diet.

Second, we should have good living habits. Don't stay up too late. What's more, smoking is not {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (allow).

In this way, I'm sure we can become strong and healthy.

同学发现自己与父母在沟通方面存在困难，为了改善父母和青春期孩子之间的关系，上周你们学校举办了校园亲子营活动( the Parent-Child Camp)，你和你的父母一起参加了此次活动。现在请你写一篇新闻报道，介绍此次活动。

要点如下：

1.活动目的

2.至少两点活动内容

3.活动感受

要求如下：

1. 80词左右，开头语已经给出，不计入总词数内；

2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

4. 标点正确，书面整洁。

Many students find it hard to communicate with their parents. Last week,

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I was born in Canada, so I learned my Chinese in Canada. When I first learned 1 , I made a funny mistake.

In my first class, the teacher wanted to make us know about each other well, so she let us talk about 2 names, hobbies or other things to our classmates. I introduced myself and then said, "I have a lot of friends, and they are all mu." I knew the 3 mu because I had a female（雌性的）dog. My teacher said, "When you talk about people, you cannot say mu. You should say nü." "OK." I nodded. 4 I felt confused（困惑的）, because in English, "female" is just one word.

Later that class, the teacher let everyone make a word group and 5 the word group on the notebook then share it on the blackboard. I was the first one to go up. I tried to do well and 6 wrote "nü sheep". The teacher looked at the words and then asked the students, "Do you all 7 the words?" All he students answered, "Yes." The teacher asked "Why do all of you know, but I don't? What do they mean?"

"Female sheep," 8 answered together.

The teacher laughed and said, "Please remember that Chinese and English are 9 . The word nü is only used for people."

I sometimes make jokes（玩笑）about my 10 as I am learning Chinese. These funny mistakes help me a lot. For example, from that time on, I remembered that mu and nü are different, and I will never mix them up again.

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