I have a neighbour we call Happy. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh(難聽的) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbours watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her backyard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighbourhood over for an “all?day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn't know what was about to take place.

By 9：00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra and squash. By 10：00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By 5：00 pm, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(大量給予之物) of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn't so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben's garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decide to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben________．

A. are a generous and warm?hearted couple

B. sometimes quarrel with each other

C. live on the food they grow in their garden

D. don't like spending time with others

2.According to Paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that ________．

A. they didn't have to spend so much money on food

B. they could grow vegetables and sell them at the market

C. they could invite their neighbours and hold parties in it

D. they could spend happy hours together with their families in it

3. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbours to their garden?

A. To ask them to attend a birthday party.

B. To help them get to know each other.

C. To ask them to share some interesting stories.

D. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.

4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A. It was too long.

B. It was wonderful.

C. It was not as good as he thought.

D. It was too terrible.

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