We never forget when Perronet came to us． It was on a spring afternoon．We never knew who drowned Perronet， but David pulled him out of the water and saved his life． People sometimes asked us what kind of dog he was， but we never knew， except that he was the nicest possible kind． Mother said we could not afford him because of the tax （税）and his keep． The tax was five shillings （先令）， but it was nearly a year before the time when it must be paid．At last， we decided that all three of us would give up sugar toward saving the cost of his keep． It was the hardest for David because he was fond of sweet things， but then， he was fond of Perronet． So we all gave up sugar， and Perronet was allowed to remain．

    We were very happy that summer． The boys were especially happy． The only thing that vexed me was Perronet's tax money， for months and months went on and we didn't save it． One day， I found David alone with Perronet in his arms． He was crying， and feeding Perronet with cake． I can't bear to see boys cry． I begged of David to stop， and told him I should certainly think of something．

    One day． we were all in school． The schoolmaster told us that there was to be a flower show for the school children this year， and that an old gentleman would give prizes to the best arranged wild flowers． There was to be a first prize of five shillings， and a second prize of a half crown， for the best collection of wild flowers， with their names upon them． I squeezed （挤）David's arm， and whispered， "Five shillings!"

    I thought I could never get my lessons that day， for all day I was thinking about Perronet's tax money． At night， I said to them， "Look here! I'll make a collection of flowers． You two can make a collection of mosses （苔藓）． There are ten kinds of mosses by the river， and we have names of our own for them． "The boys agreed． Richard made me a box． We put wet sand at the bottom， then feather moss， and into that I stuck the flowers． I got all the flowers and all the grasses ready and printed the names on pieces of cardboard， to stick in with them． I did not like it when it was done，but Richard praised it and that cheered me．I thought their mosses were beautiful．

    The day of the flower show was very hot． When we reached the tent， it was filled with grown﹣up people． It was very hard work getting about and trying to see the stands with flowers．We kept seeing tickets with "First Prize"and" Second Prize"． It made me feel sick with heat and anxiety， to think of them． We had walked slowly all round the tent． We had seen all the cucumbers， onions， lettuce， grapes， long potatoes， round potatoes， and everything else． At last we saw my collection! It had a big label on it， marked "First Prize"， and next to it came the boys' moss， marked " Second Prize"． We cried " Perronet is paid for!"

（1）The meaning of the underlined word"vexed " is close to"　　"．

A．surprised

B．worried

C．pleased

D．attracted

（2）Which of the following is the correct order according to the story？　　

a． The three children decided to give up sugar．

b． The boys won the second prize in the flower show．

c． The writer made a collection of wild flowers．

d． The headmaster told the children about the show．

e． Mother allowed the children to keep Perronet．

A． a﹣d﹣c﹣b﹣e

B． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b

C． e﹣a﹣d﹣c﹣b

D． e﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣c

（3）The last paragraph tells us that　　．

A． the writer was sure she would win the prize in the show

B． other children's collections were made of vegetables

C． many school children won prizes in the flower show

D． the children walked slowly to enjoy the collections

（4）From the passage， we know that　　．

A． the children had to save some money if they wanted to keep Perronet

B． the old gentleman wanted to help the children save money for Perronet

C． the children saved money by giving up sugar to pay the tax money

D． David was once seen crying because he couldn't eat cake any longer

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