阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to 31 their fruit and vegetables into the city. They 32 one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their 33 . This outdoor market was a great place to 34. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in 35 after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the 36 produce.
The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, 37 was like a festival – full of colors and 38 . There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, and onions. The farmers did their own 39 . They all shouted loudly for 40 to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to 41 your children healthy and strong!”
Everyone used to 42 with the farmers over the 43 of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “ 44 ” in this drama. My mother was an 45 at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.
“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “So 46 ?”
The seller looked terribly 47 . “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, 48 farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”
They always argued for several minutes before agreeing 49 a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were 50 . The drama was over.
1.A. carry B. take C. bring D. fetch
2.A. opened B. closed C. started D. stopped
3.A. produce B. goods C. food D. product
4.A. buy B. sell C. bargain D. shop
5.A. hurriedlyB. immediately C. hardly D. straightly
6.A. best B. finest C. freshest D. cheapest
7.A. who B. that C. which D. what
8.A. voices B. noises C. sounds D. accent
9.A. shoppingB. business C. shouting D. advertising
10.A. customersB. producers C. themselves D. sellers
11.A. leave B. let C. except D. make
12.A. argue B. talk C. discuss D. speak
13.A. order B. price C. quality D. form
14.A. viewersB. listeners C. actors D. directors
15.A. actress B. inventor C. advancer D. expert
16.A. wonderfulB. exciting C. cheap D. expensive
17.A. injured B. hurt C. damaged D. wounded
18.A. excellentB. fair C. honest D. easy
19.A. with B. to C. in D. on
20.A.disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied D. tired
—The work will take me another week. I’m really tired.
—I think you _____ as well consult an experienced worker.
A. may B. can C. need D. must
—Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.
—You _____ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.
A. shan’t B. might not C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
_____, Carolina couldn’t get the door open.
A. Try as she might B. As she might try
C. She might as try D. Might she as try
So absorbed _____ in her work that she didn’t realize I was behind her.
A. did she B. was she C. she did D. she was
_____, we would go on a picnic.
A. The weather is fine B. Should the weather be fine
C. The weather be fine D. Would the weather be fine