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look nice together.
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 know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own.I started thinking again
about having a garden.
I wasn"t sure,though.I mean,gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a
pretty lean,nofrills budget.
Then, 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 of 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 tenbyfifteen foot bed for me.And my other children
bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis(棚架),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 weed or
tend 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 up in Michigan"s Upper Peninsula,where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short.
But every year now, when winter sets in, 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!
B. Seeing is believing
C. The outsider sees the most of the game
D. It is not easy to gain money
B. Marvin helps to realize my dream
C. Love in Michigan
D. Money grows on trees
B. tight
C. absurd
D. helpful
B. not caring for her kids any longer
C. alone but not at all lonely
D. prouder with her garden than with her kids
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serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side.In the end,they fell apart.
One morning, a man with a carpenter"s toolbox came for some work.The elder brother said,"I just have
a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(河沟). My younger brother lives there.It was he who
used his bulldozer(推土机)to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难)me.So I want you to build me a fence,
an 8foothigh fence, in order not to see his place any more." The carpenter smiled and said,"I see.I"ll try to
do a job that satisfies you." Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned,the carpenter had just finished his job.The farmer"s eyes opened
wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all!Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side
of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands
outstretching.The brothers stood at each end of the bridge,and then they met in the middle, taking each
other"s hands.They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days.
I"ve a lot of other work for you,"said the elder brother."I"d love to stay on," the carpenter said,"but I have
so many more bridges to build."
B. They lived in peace.
C. They never spoke to each other.
D. They lived on the same farm.
B. fond of building bridges
C. unable to build a fence
D. willing to help others
B. A Carpenter
C. A Conflict between Two Brothers
D. Two Brothers
B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter"s work.
D. The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to.
of The Success Principles.
During his talk, Jack __1__for his wallet, pulled out a hundred－dollar bill, and said, "Who wants
this?" __2__ shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would __3__.But I
jumped up, ran up the __4__ to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand.As I was launching myself
in the air, thoughts__5__through my mind-was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people?
Would they __6__security and take me from the stage? __7__my desire for bold action was louder
than any __8__ voice.
As I got the bill from his hand, he turned to me and said, "Yes, that"s it! We can"t wait around for
the __9__ to come to us.We must take action to __10__what we want!"
After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his __11__ e－mail address.
Over the next several months, I sent him long e－mails __12__my vision and dreams with him.He kindly
e－mailed back lots of encouragement.But my life got __13__ with other things.I stopped emailing
Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away.I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant _14_
that would show me the way.
I emailed him, and then emailed him again-but got no __15__.As I sat down at my computer to
check my emails, I __16__ woke up.What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd,
most __17__ desiring that hundred－dollar bill, while they sat __18__ to their chairs.
We all have a "Jack" for whom we wait--whether it"s a person, a place or a thing.We __19__believe
the gifts of life are just around the corner; and that everything will come in an__20__way if we have
patience. So we don"t try.We give up.
My inspiration came back.I stopped waiting and started things.
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A man hired a taxi outside the airfield. The cab had a woolen carpet with 1 lace edges. On the glas s partition that 2 the driver"s seat was a copy of a famous painting. Its windows were all clean. The customer was very much 3 and said to the driver,"I"ve never seen a nicer 4 . ""Thank you for your praise. "the driver answered 5 . "The car isn"t mine,"said the driver. "It belongs to the company. I used to be a 6 of cabs. When they returned,all of them were as 7 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish 8 here and there. On the seats and door-handles could be found something 9 like peanut sauce or, chewing gum. Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most 10 be considerate and refrain from littering. " "So when I got a 11 to be a taxi-driver,I began 12 my idea into practice-to tidy and 13 the car. Now before a new passenger gets on my car,I"d make a cheek and be sure it is in goo  d order. Whenmy car 14 after a day"s work,it always remains 15 . " When doing a thing,one makes efforts and wants to see the result. To change others,one has to make twice the 16 but get half the result. To change oneself is the other way round-more fruit with less effort. One had better ask oneself why one makes 17 on others much more than on oneself. 18 you take enough care to do as best you can for other people"s sake,your efforts will yield results,If you 19 the inner world of your own,examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt,instead of fixing your eyes on other people,you will find a cheerful 20 for yourself and create a pleasant environment for others. | |||||||||||||||||
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