Money doesn't grow on trees but sometimes a big family can help make it happen.

  For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant there. We had five children, Matthew, Marvin, Helen and the twins, Alisa and Alan. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

  We didn't have much money or time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much. I'd have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

  Finally, all the five finished high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking about having a garden again. I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living with very little.

  Then, one morning in spring, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, l heard cars outside. I looked out of the window and saw a new tree planted right in my yard. I knew it was a weeping willow (垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all of its branches (樹(shù)枝). 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 (綁) all over the tree. I could buy many flowers with one hundred dollars. There was also a note, “I still do something for you. Love, Marvin.” Marvin kept his words, too. He dug up a nice flower bed for me. My other children bought me tools and other things to help me, such as gardening books.

  That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty. It is just the way I wanted it. When I go out to take care of my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they are right there with me.

  I live quite far to the north, where winters are long and cold, and summers are much too short. But every year now, when winter begins, 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 (淚) in my eyes every time. I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does.

(1) What was the woman's dream?

[  ]

A.To have five children.

B.To have a money tree.

C.To have a flower garden.

(2) In the passage, the sentences “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees.” really mean ________.

[  ]

A.making money isn't very easy

B.they have no money tree in their yard

C.the children can see a money tree outside

(3) Marvin gave his mother a tree with much money in it, because ________.

[  ]

A.he had many money trees

B.he wanted to show his love to his mother

C.he wanted his mother to help him make more money

(4) Living with the beautiful garden, the woman ________.

[  ]

A.felt even lonely in winter

B.felt her children's deep love was with her

C.seemed to miss her children even more than before

(5) From the passage, we know that ________.

[  ]

A.having a money tree is a nice thing

B.the woman's children made her dream come true

C.the woman herself was rich enough to have a garden

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