Question

Gardening（园艺） is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But you can get more from your garden.

Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today’s people sit indoors for too long and don’t get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It’s a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Also, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D. It helps your bodies use calcium（钙）, which is necessary to keep your bones（骨骼） strong.

Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening can be a great teacher to teach children about nature and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the meaning of “No pains, no gains.”

Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.

1.When it’s ________, you can get Vitamin D in your garden.

A.sunny B.cloudy C.snowy D.rainy

2.According to the passage, ________ is one of the gardening activities.

A.watching TV B.watering flowers C.walking dogs D.playing with phones

3.The underlined phrase “No pains, no gains.” in Paragraph 3 means ________ in Chinese.

A.人非生而知之者 B.吃一堑，长一智 C.不劳则无获 D.乐中有悲

4.The structure（结构） of the passage should be ________. (P means paragraph)

A. B. C. D.

5.The best title of the passage may be “________”.

A.Healthy Eating Habits B.Relationships with Neighbors

C.Advantages（优点） of Outdoor Activities D.Advantages of Gardening

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