Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits, and the most beautiful flowers in his village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the year.Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting-room table and eats some fruits and vegetables, but he sells most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruits and flowers are so wonderful that they sell much more quickly in the market than those of other villages.
How does Tom grow these beautiful plants? He is so lazy that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio. He listens to music all day.
That is quite true. Tom plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything grows. It is the music that does work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love music as much as people.
1.Tom most of the things in his garden.
A. sells B. eats C. keeps D. gives
2.Tom listens to the music in the garden because .
A.is very popular.
B.makes him relaxed.
C.makes his plants stop growing.
D.makes his plants grow better.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Tom doesn’t plant orange trees in his garden.
B.Tom often gives away his flowers to villagers.
C.Tom is very lazy and he does nothing every day.
D.Tom eats some of the fruits and vegetables in his garden.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Tom’s garden is in the town.
B.Tom wants to sell his garden.
C.Plants also like listening to music.
D.Tom’s flowers are beautiful and cheap.
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A. call Susan at 732-8059.
B.Visit the website: www.music.com.au
C.call Mr White at 513-2683.
D.send an e-mail to sdgt@yahoo.cn
2.Who is the owner(主人)of the lost dog?
A. Mr White B. Larry C. Susan D. David
3.If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should .
A.know at least three language.
B.take a full-time job before.
C.be over 45 years old and know the city well.
D.know the city very well and be an experienced driver.
A young man was going to spend his 56 in a village.That night he decided to sleep at a small hotel near the train 57 . Before going to bed, he said to the owner（所以者）of the hotel,“Excuse me,sir. Will you please 58 me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll get on the train at five o’clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said.“I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 59 .”
The young man asked, “Have you 60 an alarm clock? Maybe it can 61 me. “Yes, here you are, young man,” the owner said. The young man 62 the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it 63 there was something wrong with it. “Will it 64 on time?” he asked.“Sure! You just shake(晃动) it at a quarter to five and it will ring,” answered the owner. The young man couldn’t fall 65 all the night. Because he was afraid of missing the train.
Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house 42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could 43 and usually gave it nice 44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and 45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to 46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning” 47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said 48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).
One evening his 49 called and told him that his granddaughter was 50 in hospital. He went to see her 51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t 52 the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he 53 to say “Good morning” to the bird.
Suddenly(突然地) he 54 someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked 55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.
1.A. tired B. went C. left D. worked
2.A. happily B. alone C. angrily D. carefully
3.A. say B. shout C. tell D. speak
4.A. house B. clothes C. food D. words
5.A. asked B. liked C. hoped D. decided
6.A. want B. teach C. have D. with
7.A. to B. with C. at D. about
8.A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
9.A. parrot B. friend C. wife D. son
10.A. ill B. serious C. bad D. worried
11.A. at first B. at once C. all year round D. all the time
12.A. wake up B. stay up C. sleep late D. fall asleep
13.A. forgot B. remembered C. planned D. stopped
14.A. thought B. knew C. heard D. found
15.A. up B. around C. down D. over
---Tom, don’t drop litter on the ground, please.
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A. That’s a good idea. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. Excuse me. D. Sorry, I’ll pick it up.
If it tomorrow, we go to the park.
A. rains; don’t B. rains; won’t C. will rain; won’t D. will rain; don’t
