Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
　　Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
　　How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
　　He __7__ the music all day.
　　That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.

　　1. A. week　　　　　　 B. month　　　　 C. season 　　　 D. year
　　2. A. better　　　　　　B. worse　　　　 C. less　　　　　　 D. later
　　3. A. buys　　　　　　 B. sells　　　　　 C. borrows　　 D. lends
　　4. A. dear　　　　　　　B. bad　　　　　 C. big　　　　　　 D. small
　　5. A. politely　　　 B. quickly　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. carefully
　　6. A. angry　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　 D. lazy
　　7. A. listens to　　　 B. hears　　　　 C. watches　　　 D. speaks
　　8. A. fills　　　　　　　 B. plants　　　　 C. throws　　　　 D. makes
　　9. A. does　　　　　 B. moves　　　 C. grows　　　　　 D. plays
　　10.A. work　　　　　 B. rain　　　　　 C. stories　　　　　 D. music

The dress is too ___ to buy.
　　A. dear　 　　B. cheap　 　　C. new　 　　D. beautiful
　

A 点拨：too…to…表示“太…而不能”
　

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was 31　 with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was　 32　 but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

　　　 John tried on the coat and　 33　 it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big　 34 . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.

　　　 Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a　 35　 in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would 36　 his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would　 37　 a blind man cross the road.

　　　 When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his 38 !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a 39 ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

　　　 What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).　 40　 you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

31.　 A. busy　 　　　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. popular　 　　　　　　　 D. good

32.　 A. dear　 　　　 　　　 B. cheap 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　 　　D. light

33.　 A. sold 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　　　 C. held　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. bought

34.　 A. present　 　　　　　　　 B. smile　 　　　　　　　 C. problem　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cry

35.　 A. message　　　　　　　　B. pain　　　　　　　　　　C. change　 　　　　　　　 D. fashion

36.　 A. lend　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rent　 　　　　　　　　 C. leave　 　　　　　　　　 D. borrow

37.　 A. make　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. let　　 　　　　　　　　 D. help

38.　 A. coat　 　　　　　　　　　 B. classmate　　 　　　　 C. friend　 　　　　　　　　 D. brother

39.　 A. businessman 　　　　　 B. woman　 　　　　　　 C. gentleman　 　　　　　 D. boy

40.　 A. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　 D. Unless