阅读理解。阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　There’re many rich people in this part of the country because gold was once found here．I was only a small child at the time but I can remember everything well．

　　Men came from everywhere to look for gold．They bought all the ground near the banks of the river．They made big holes in it, trying to find more gold．Some men found a lot, others found none at all．

　　Peter Fullerton was one of those who came to find gold．He bought nearly the last piece of ground．It was a long way from the river so no one else wanted to buy it．But Peter paid all his money for it．He worked hard month after month until the ground was full of holes．But Peter found nothing．

　　Then one night, just before he was going to leave, it began to rain．It rained for three days and three nights．When at last the rain stopped, Peter came out of his small wooden house and looked at his piece of ground．It didn't look the same now．The holes were not there any more．But everywhere therer were small plants．

　　“ There may be no gold here, ” Peter said, “ but this ground is rich．I can grow things here, I can grow flowers and I can sell them．The women in this town have money now．They have beautiful houses and they will want to put flowers in their houses．If I can grow good flowers here, I will make money, too．” So he did．And soon beautiful flowers were growing in his piece of ground．Later he was able to buy more fields until he owned all the ground near the river．

　　“ I was the only man who found true gold here, ” he often said, “ The others took their gold out of the ground and went away．But my gold is still here．”

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you plan to take your pet on a trip, prepare ahead of time．At least two weeks before you leave, take your pet to a vet．See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving．The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet．

　　Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter．Your vet may have this information．You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have．For information on foreign countries, check with their consulates(领事馆)．You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling．

　　Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not．

　　If you are going by plane or train, ask if pets are allowed．If they are, ask where they will be kept and who will care for them．The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets．

　　Choose your pet's box carefully．Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can' be chewed(嚼碎)．

　　If going by plane or train during warm weather, try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours．Also try to avoid(避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold．Even in your own car, be careful．Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold．

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