10．Why did people raise this plant in their gardens? 　　　　.

　　　　 A．They liked eating it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．They enjoyed looking at it

　　　　 C．They thought gold would grow　　　　　　　　　　 D．It was the only choice they had

9．We can know from the passage that 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．some people are afraid to try new things　 B．all poisonous fruits are really tomatoes

　　　　 C．all poisonous fruits are bright and colorful　 D．northerners are more daring than southerners

8．On the whole, the article tells about 　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．poisonous fruits in America　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Italians who are very curious

　　　　 C．the history of the tomato plant　　　　　　　　　 D．the fruits eaten by Thomas Jefferson

7．Who are now a married couple?

　　　　 A．Lawlis and Clarke. B．Dand Isbell and Foss.

　　　　 C．Story and Kurio.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The text doesn’t say.

C

Long ago, the love apple was grown in flower gardens. The plant’s small yellow flowers were not very bright, but it has very beautiful fruit, round, smooth, and shiny, which turned bright red or yellow as it ripened(成熟). It was beautiful but poisonous, or people believed so. Other people believed it had magic powers to cause.

Early Spanish explorers(探索者)who found this plant growing wild is South and Central America, carried it back to Europe. These plants appeared in gardens in Italy as early as 1554. They must have been the kind that had yellow fruit, because the Italians called the plant “pomidoro”, or apple of gold. By 1750, the plant was grown as a curious plant throughout Europe. Some people were even daring enough to eat the fruit.

1781 in America, Thomas Jefferson raised and ate love apples, but few followed his example. Thirty years later, the love apples were used as food in Louisiana, and by 1835, a few people in the northern states were willing to experiment with them too. But even as late as 1900, there were people who still believed that these “apples of gold” were poisonous.

Although people did not eat fruit of this plant, they liked looking at it in their gardens. Later, when they learned it was both good-tasting and good for them, they moved the love apple plant from the flower garden to the vegetable garden. They learned to call it by a new name “tomato”

6．Who got or will get married in spring?

　　　　 A．Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.

　　　　 B．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.

　　　　 C．Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.

　　　　 D．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Story and Kurio.

5．Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married 　　　　.

　　　　 A．in a church　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．where Clarke’s parents live

　　　　 C．against their parents’ will　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to Lawlis’s parents’ joy

4．What would be the best title for the first advertisement?

　　　　 A．We Love You　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Happy 1st Birthday

　　　　 C．One Year Old　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Our One-Year-Old Son

3．The main idea of the passage is 　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．English is showing its importance in daily life

　　　　 B．primary school students should pay enough attention to English

　　　　 C．primary school students will learn English

　　　　 D．how to teach English in the English course

B

Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.

(1)

Dear Drew Carter,

Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!

Love,

Dad and Mom and many friends

(2)

Lawlis-Clarke

The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement(订婚)of their daughter Diana Susan to Mr. Robert Brent Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of Herford, Texas.

A spring wedding is planned in Houston.

(3)

Isbell-Foss

Mr. And Mrs. Davis K. Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr. Stanley Foss, son of Mrs. John Sipe of Ada, Minnesota.

The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.

(4)

Story-Kurio

Miss Stephanie Story and Mr. Warren Kurio married on February 5, at half past seven o’clock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. The bride(新娘)is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Brule Story Jr. of Dallas. The groom(新郎)is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.

2．Primary school students are asked to learn English because　　　　　 .

　　　　 A．it will do good to the 2008 OlympicsB．they have a good memory when they are young

　　　　 C．it suits the needs of modern society

　　　　 D．this will help to improve students’ comprehensive and lifelong learning abilities

1．Teachers will pay more attention to 　　　　in the coming English course.

　　　　 A．reading and writing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．speaking and reading

　　　　 C．speaking and writing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．grammar and pronunciation