【正文】 had to do is . A． listen to Mrs. Windsor carefully B． write her favourite piece of music C． play the piano gently and slowly D． learn to hear the stories in the music 48． With Pasha’s help, Jenny would probably . A． write more stories B． like playing the piano better C． make more friends D． know Mrs. Windsor better C Have you ever walked down a city street and suddenly seen a bright garden full of vegetables and flowers? It may be a munity garden. The munity gardens are planted by the people in the munity. They are not just pretty places. They improve the neighbourhoods. People first started planting these gardens during the 1970s. At that time, the price of vegetables and fruits was rising. In many city neighbourhoods, crime(犯罪 ) was increasing. There were also many other problems. People decided to get together to plant gardens to fight against these problems. The gardeners thought they might make the area more beautiful and improve people’s life. These gardeners were right! Community gardens have many benefits. They improve their neighbourhoods. They also make people feel they belong to the munity. When people work together in a garden, they feel they are connected with each other. People work on a small area within the garden. They grow vegetables or fruits. Each person decides what he or she is going to grow. However, they also work together to help each other. Some members have gardening experience. They can help those who are just learning how to grow vegetables and fruits. Sometimes, garden members pay for supplies. The supplies usually include small plants and tools. Many munity gardens have sponsors(贊助者 ). They pay for the supplies for the gardens. It helps to keep the gardens going every year. Sponsors may be parks, schools and local panies. Some groups want to be a part of the munity. They help clean up and beautify a neighbourhood. They also pay for the supplies. Community gardens give people a chance to work together. They can make the munity stable(安定的 ). There are many programs of munity gardens. Some gardens provide programs for children and elder people. They may provide classes. They may give the vegetables and fruits to poor people. Community gardens also improve air. Today there are about 10,000 munity gardens in cities in the US. They have bee popular because of their benefits. People enjoy having vegetables and flowers in their neighbourhoods. 49. Who plant the munity gardens? A． Gardeners of the panies. B． People in the munity. C． Sponsors in the munity. D． People from the government. 50． People started to plant munity gardens because . A． it was a good way to learn gardening B． they liked fresh vegetables and flowers C． it helped them get more experience D． they wanted to solve the problems 51． What do sponsors do for munity gardens? A． They pay for the supplies. B． They clean munity gardens. C． They provide classes. D． They give poor people vegetables. 52． What is the passage mainly about? A． The relationship of neighbours. B． The future of munity gardens. C． The introduction of munity gardens. D． The experiments in munity gardens. D Extracurricular(課外的 ) School Activities Many schools today provide various extracurricular activities. Some activities are before school, some are after school, and a few may even take place on weekends. Many parents like their children to take part in these activities. Yet some parents are still a little dubious about it. Actually, these activities have many advantages for students. It is a wise choice for parents to allow students to get involved in extracurricular activities at school. It can help students to develop many working skills, people skills, and more. When students get involved in extracurricular activities, they get involved in different interests. These activities allow them to develop various interests that they may have. It also helps to raise the selfesteem(自尊 ) of students. Many students feel worthless or there is nothing they are good at. Everyone wants to find something that they are really good at, and extracurricular activities provide the opportunity for them. Students can also learn relationship skills. They need to get involved in social activities and learn how to act properly in social situations. These activities give them a chance outside of school to do this, while they are still supervised(監(jiān)督 ) by adults. Of course, while there are many excellent benefits of extracurricular activities for students, you need to consider how much is too much. It can be a great choice to get involved in a few different activities, but too many activities can have negative(消極的 ) effects. If students take part in too many activities, they often have problems in their studies. They may not get enough rest. They may not have time to relax. It’s important for students to set some limits to extracurricular activities. Students can pick out a couple of their favorites and make sure they can handle(處理 ) them. Some kids feel like they have to take part in many activities to be a success, and this is not good to them. When students get involved in extracurricular activities, there are certainly excellent benefits that they’ll enjoy. They are doing it for their future success. It’s important that students don’t try to “do it all”. 53． The underlined part “dubious about” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”. A． crazy about B． int