Imagine a vegetable garden that everyone can reach ： one you don't have to bend down to weed, that can follow the sun around in a small backyard and that won't take up too much space. "Impossible!" you say think-again! A group of people living in suburb came up with a creative way to garden in small space.

They all love growing vegetables but not everyone could do that when they just had conventional vegetable garden. To solve the problem, they added a movable vegetable patch ( 小块菜地 ). They turned an old hospital bed into a garden on wheels. The bed can be raised and lowered so everyone, including people in wheelchairs, can enjoy working in the garden. Their local greengrocer provided some containers, where they planted their vegetables. This perfect garden can be easily wheeled around to follow the sun!

It is a great activity for Michelle, Marianne, Shelly, Jimmy and Ashley, who have a disability and are supported in their homes by people employed by the Department of Human Services. The garden is a joy to everyone and provides the vegetables for a lot of cheap and nutritious meals. "Our garden is coming along well," says Michelle.

"We've been eating lots of salad items lettuce, cucumbers, spring onions. Everyone loves them. Unfortunately, the strawberries were a failure. I think it was a bit too hot in the pots for them. We have plans for a potato crop next year, grown on newspapers and covered with straw and sheep manure. It is a very 'no-dig' way to grow them."

( )23 ． What does the underlined word " conventional " in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．

Traditional.

B．

Special.

C．

Real.

D．

Large.

( )24 ． What is the most obvious advantage of the new garden?

A．	It can save energy.	B．	It is environmentally friendly.
C．	It is quite cheap.	D．	It can be easily offered.

( )25 ． Why may disabled people especially love the new garden?

A．	Because it offers a new career to them.
B．	Because it brings them a lot of pleasure.
C．	Because it encourages them to help other people.
D．	Because it helps them make some money.

( )26 ． What can we learn from the passage?

A．	People need to get more fresh and cheap vegetables.
B．	It's a joy for people to be in close touch with creative gardens.
C．	People want to make the best use of waste and old materials.
D．	It's necessary for disabled people to eat vegetables planted by themselves.

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