For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours thinking of the different things I could that would look nice together. But then I had five lovely children: Matthew and Marvin, the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too raising them to grow a garden. Money was tight (紧的) ，as well as time. When my children were little, if they wanted something that too much I’d have to say, “Do you see a money outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.” Finally, all five got through high school and college, and started living on their own. And I started thinking again about having a . One spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I the window and was surprised to see a new tree in my yard. I put my glasses on and I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. There was a money tree in my yard! I went outside to look. It was true! There was as much as one hundred on that tree. All I could think of was all the garden flowers I could with that money! There was also a(an) attached(附上): “ Love, Marvin.” My other had bought me tools, ornaments(装饰物) and gardening books. That was three years ago. My garden is now very , just the way I wanted. I’m still not sure whether money on trees. But I know love does!
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
题目分析：本文讲述了我一直都要一个有花园，里面长满了花草树木，但是忙于照顾5个孩子让我没有时间和金钱来实现自己的梦想，在母亲节这一天我的孩子们帮助我实现了我的理想，给我送礼来了一颗Money tree。
小题1:考查动词辨析：A. sell卖，B. catch抓住，C. plant种植，D. feed喂养，从上文的：For years I wanted a flower garden.可知作者会用几个小时想种什么会看起来更好，选C
小题2:考查形容词辨析：A. stressed有压力的，B. excited兴奋的，C. bored厌烦的，D. busy繁忙的，从上文可知作者忙于养活孩子没有时间种植花园，选D
小题3:考查动词辨析：A. cost 花费，（主语是sth），B. took花费，（主语是It），C. spent花费，（主语是sb），D. paid付钱，（主语是sb），从上文：Money was tight (紧的) ，as well as time. 可知如果他们想要一个花费很多钱的东西，选A
小题4:考查名词辨析：A. pocket口袋，B. tree树，C. box 盒子，D. market市场，从下文：Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”可知作者会说：“你看见外面的摇钱树了吗？”，选B
小题5:考查名词辨析：A. garden花园，B. dream 梦想，C. present礼物，D. yard院子，从上文的：For years I wanted a flower garden.可知在孩子都独立生活后，作者又开始考虑种植花园了，选A
小题6:考查动词短语辨析：A. looked after照料，B. looked for寻找，C. looked out of朝外看，D. looked over俯瞰，在一个春天的早上在母亲节的时候，我朝窗外看出去，看见了一棵新树，选C
小题7:考查名词辨析：A. dollars美元，B. flowers花，C. butterflies 蝴蝶，D lights光，从上文的：There was a money tree in my yard!可知作者看见树上有百元大钞，选A
小题8:考查动词辨析： A. see看见，B. solve解决，C. design设计，D. buy买，我花园的花都可以用这个钱买下来，选D
小题9:考查名词辨析：A. Document文件，B. Suggest建议，C. Note便条，D. Excuse借口，树上还附上了一张字条，选C
小题10:考查名词辨析：A. Friends朋友，B. Children孩子，C. Volunteers志愿者，D. Members成员，其他的孩子给我带来工具，装饰物和园艺的书。选B
小题11:考查形容词辨析：A. pretty 漂亮，B. Old旧的，C. Usual通常的，D. Small小的，现在我的花园和我想象的一样漂亮，选A
小题12:考查动词辨析：A. Decorates装饰，B. Hangs悬挂，C. Grows增长，D. puts放置，我还是不确定钱是否能长在树上，但是爱可以。选C