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g on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I only have seventyfive cents. A rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I will buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, she brought him to a cemetery(墓地 )where she placed the rose on the grave. The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house. Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother. 51. The man went to the shop to______. A. have a rest B. help the girl C. buy some food D. order some flowers 52. The man’s mother lived _______ away from him. A. 2 kilometers B. 75miles C. 200 miles D. 200 kilometers 53. The girl was crying on the road because__________. A. she was hungry. B. she got hurt. C. she couldn’t afford a rose. D. she couldn’t find her way home. 54. After the man bought the girl a rose, they went ______ together. A. the concert B. the cemetery C. the girl’s home D. his mother’s home can learn from the passage that ______. A. the girl loved flowers very much B. the girl loved her mother very much C. the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother D. the man drove to his mother’s house to look after her B. How do kids earn money in America If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a fulltime job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work parttime after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the age of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things. Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting dog sweaters and selling them her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines! Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it。 Pets are a part of people’s lives. 有些寵物就像家人一樣 . In these days, many people have pets at home and spend a lot of money improving their lives. In fact, in some parts of the world, pets get real VIP treatment. VIP usually means Very Important People, but here VIP means Very Important Pets! When you want to give Fido or Kitty a holiday, or when you’re going away on business, you can choose from many dog and cat hotels. Some have many different good services. Dogs can exercise inside or outside , and cats have a large place with something to climb on and play with. The guests get the best food during their stays at these hotels. There are other special services at these hotels. Imagine you are traveling and you want to see your pet: The hotel can put a video camera in the pet’s room. So you can see your Fido or Kitty on TV. The hotels usually have good groomers(美容師 ): They offer baths and the best hair care for the pets. But you need to make an appointment because these people are usually very busy taking care of pets. 76. What does Fido stand for in this passage? _______________________________________________________________________ 77. The new meaning of VIP in this passage is _______________________________________________________________________ 78. According to this passage, where can you put your pet when you are away on business? _______________________________________________________________________ 79. 將文中的漢語句子翻譯成英文。 86. Compared with last year, our pay has i_____________ about 200 dollars every month. 87. This o___________ has not run out of all the money tha