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(帳單), 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!
【小題1】How many children did the writer have?

Canada geese are large blue and white birds .When autumn arrives ,they have to fly south where the weather is warmer .The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there .

Last spring ,Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada geese on his farm “They had lost their parents , ”Bill thought . “These young birds won’t know what to do in the autumn .

Bill had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him .All through the summer ,he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him .”

When the cold weather arrived in autumn ,Bill flew to Virginia in the United States ,600 miles south from his home in Canada .The geese follwed him all the way .Bill flew to Virginia and returned home .

This spring ,Bill was waiting for the birds to come back .They didn’t arrive ,so Bill flew to Virginia to get them .He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them .

When he arrived back home ,Bill found the geese waiting for him .Then had found the way home without him !

1. Canda geese have to flly south______.

2.The young birds_____,so they could follow Bill to Virginia .

3.Bill took the birds to virginia because ______.

4.The birds returned to Bill’s home_______.

5..From the passage we can know that Bill _____.

完成對(duì)話，每格一詞

A: Hi, Li Ming. Nice to meet you again.

B: Hi, Zhang Lin.____1______ ___2________ ____3_________ ____4_______, too. _______5____school are you in now?

A: I' m in No. 7 Middle School

B: ________6_______ it big________7_______ small?

A: It's big. It's a new school_______8_________ a new neighborhood.

B. Can you tell me something about your school?

A: Sure. _____9______ _____10_______ a high classroom building in the middle of the school. In ___11_____ of the building there is a garden. There are a __12____ of trees and flowers in it. _____13_________ the building there is a playground. _______14______it there are some trees.

B: Have you_______15__________ a school library?

A: Yes. It’s beside the classroom building. There is a big reading room______16_________ the library.

B: _______17_______ in the classroom building?

A: There____18_______ a lot of classrooms and quite a few teachers' offices. There is a language lab and a computer room_____19_______ the fourth floor. We sometimes have our______20________ there. By the way, would you like to come and visit our school?

B: Yes, I’d love to.

It was just three degrees above zero. “That’s cold,” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers. Jane had 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds. As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn’t finished her math homework the night before. There was still time. She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.

Less than an hour later, Jane was nearly finished. She had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her math while her room fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street. It was Mr. Zimmerman, the elder man, who walked with a walking stick. His car was out of gas.“I’d like to help Mr. Zimmerman,” thought Jane, “but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr. Roberts would say if she hadn’t completed her papers.

“It’s his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this --- can’t he? ” As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.

1.Jane delivers her paper______.

A．before she goes to school

B．on cold morning

C．with the help of Mr. Zimmerman’s car

D．on the way to school

2.Mr. Zimmerman was old and_______.

A．couldn’t drive well

B．would have nobody to help him

C．was not rich enough to buy gas

D．was not able to walk a long way

3.We know from the reading that______.

A．Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework

B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers

C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school

D．Jane likes to deliver papers on cold mornings

4.The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推斷) that_____.

A．Jane bought the gas for Mr. Zimmerman

B．usually Jane delivers papers by bike

C．Mr. Robert doesn’t like Jane at school

D．Mr. Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane