Question

Most young boys don、like growing flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-oId Angus, working in the garden isn't just a hobby-it has changed his life.

Angus has a special illness and his IQ is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he started learning how to grow flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering and looking after them." Before working in the garden, it was difficult for Angus to concentrate(集中精力）in class and sometimes he didn't want to go to school," says his mother Kim. "Now he can't wait to go to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden center in the future. "

Researchers shows that working in the garden improves mental(精神的）and physical（身體的）health. In the past, soldiers in Egypt treated their mental health problems after war by working in the garden. Even now, some doctors ask patients to work in the garden to treat their mental health problems. And doctors also encourage young people like Angus to work in the garden.

The lives of hundreds of children in Britain with special needs, like Angus, have been changed by this special kind of education. When working in the garden, children have an opportunity(機會）to learn a lot of important skills, such as how to work with other people and how to take care of plants. Besides, the children become more confident after working in the garden.

1.Angus began to ___________ half a year ago.

A.need special help. B.hate his mother

C.have a special illness. D.learn how to grow flowers

2.After working in the garden, Angus _____________________.

A.likes going to school. B.wants to be a soldier

C.accepts doctor's advice. D.is not happy any more

3.Which of the following is TRUE about working in the garden?

A.Doctors don't advise young people to use this way

B.People can't use the way to treat physical problems.

C.Research shows that it is difficult for women to use this way

D.People have used the way to treat health problems for a long time.

4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A.How to take care of flowers? B.How to get a chance to learn things?

C.The activities children can do in a garden. D.The good points of working in the garden for children.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Angus and his mother. B.The future is in your hands.

C.Flowers make the world more beautiful D.Gardening. treatment for health problems.

Answer 1