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第一节 话题阅读——社会•文化•节假日 5年真题拓展训练《原题体验》 (2011•新课标全国•阅读理解c) cassandra feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income.so this year she did something more than a hobby：she planted vegetables in her yard.for her first garden，ms.feeley has put in 15 tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables.the family’s old farm house has become a chicken house，its residents arriving next month.last year，ms.rita gartin kept a small garden.this year she has made it much larger because，she said，“the cost of everything is going up and i was looking to lose a few pounds，too；so it’s a winwin situation all around.” they are among the growing number of americans who，driven by higher living costs and a falling economy (经济)，have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.others have increased the size of their existing gardens.seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at hom
