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Alex，Nicole and Vickie are friends．They live in the same neighborhood．They want to make some money to buy Christmas presents．
“We need to print out fliers（传单）and pass them around to all the houses，”says Nicole．Alex’s dad helps them print out fliers．The three friends go to all the houses and put a flier in everyone’s mailbox．
“It’s winter,”says Vickie．“There is lots of snow on the ground．Maybe people will need us to sweep the snow for them．”
First，Mrs．Jones hires the children to sweep the snow from her driveway（车道）．She says，“I have twin baby girls．I am much too busy to sweep the snow myself．”
Then，Mrs．Smith calls them．She says，“I am very old，and the snow is much too heavy for me to move．”
Then，Mr．Lee visits them．He says，“My garden is much too big to sweep all by myself．Can you help me?”
The children work very hard sweeping the snow．It is cold，but they also have great fun．They make 30 dollars in all．Now they can buy nice Christmas presents for their friends and families．
Whose idea is it to make money by sweeping the snow?

A．Alex’s

B．Nicole’s．

C．Vickie’s．

D．Alex’s Dad’s．

How does Alex’s dad help?

A．He gives them some money．	B．He helps them sweep the snow．
C．He prints some fliers for them．	D．He puts the fliers in mailboxes．

What does the word“hire”mean in Chinese?

A．出租

B．雇佣

C．命令

D．欺骗

Why does Mr. Lee ask the children for help?

A．He is too busy with his babies．	B．He is too old to sweep snow．
C．His garden is much too big．	D．He wants to help the children．

The passage is mainly about ________．

A．helping others	B．making money
C．spending holiday	D．buying presents

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