一家英文杂志社正在调查不同国家孩子母亲节给妈妈送礼物的情况。假如你是李涛，请根据表中的信息并结合自身看法，用英语给杂志社写一封信。

注意： 1. 内容必须包括表格中的信息；

2. 开头和结尾的内容不计入总词量；

3. 短文中不能包括个人真实姓名与校名；

4. 词数：80词左右。

Dear editor,

I am writing to tell you about how children from different countries choose gifts for their mothers on Mother’s Day. ______________                                   

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Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Tao

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*, 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

根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。

April Fool’s Day is on April 1st. People can play j   1.  on others on this special d    2.  . If you succeed, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool” The person who has been fooled by you l   3.   , too, and he will never be angry with you.

   Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to t   4.    mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a

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   Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which on or after March 21st. It is called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l    6.    . Many people go to church and children often get p    7.    such as toy rabbits.

Thanks-giving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t  8.   and have a big dinner.

  Christmas Day comes on D   9.    25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be s   10.   everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.

Do you think of your parents? “Yes，of course,” you may answer，“I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day．And I give my father a present on Father's Day， ① .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents，not just on some important days.

I have a friend who lives alone，because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a call．She dialed（拨）the number，but then she put the phone down．After about ten seconds，she dialed the number  ②  . “Hi，Mum…”

Later I asked，“Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled，“My parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone quickly . I always do so when I call them. ③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.将①②处填上适当的单词 ___________    ______________

2.将第③翻译成中文。

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3.回答问题： How many times does the friend dial the number?

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4.在文章中找出同义句：We have a good time chatting.

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5.找出本文的中心句。

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On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of firstgraders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It's a hand,a simple hand. 
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child, "A farmer’s," said another, "Because he grows beautiful flowers. " Finally when the others were at work ，the teacher went over to Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he said quietly and shyly. 
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone's thanksgiving，not for the material things we get，but for the chance，in whatever small way, to give to others.
【小题1】When did the story happen?