For years I wanted a flower garden．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 now．”
Finally, all five got through high school and college
and were off on their own．
One spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in
my kitchen．Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting
their horns as they drove by．I looked out the window
and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．I thought it must be a weeping willow, 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．Think of' all the garden flowers I could buy with one
hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: ‘‘IOU eight hours of digging
time．Love, Marvin．"
Marvin kept his promise, too．He dug up a nice ten－by－fifteen foot bed for me And my other children bought
me tools, ornaments , a trellis（格架）, 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 tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did．I feel like they're right there with me．
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!
1.Why did the mother say "Money doesn't grow on
trees"? .
A．She wanted
them not to spend extra money
B．She was too
sad to say anything else
C．She told them
a truth on money
D．she just
played a joke with them
2.What do we know about the mother according to the
text? ．
A．She is a
bad-tempered woman
B．She believes
money can grow on a tree now
C．She is a
writer
D．She is
hard-working in housekeeping
3.What can be inferred from the text? ．
A．The author
raised five children
B．The money
tree was a Mother Day's gift
C．It cost
Marvin eight hours to dug up the bed
D．Children
planted a weeping willow in the yard
4.Which of the following would be the best title for
the text? ___ ．
A．My Money Tree B．The Garden of
My Children
C．Mother's Love D．Marvin's
Promise
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