Question

语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It’s not often that a tomato 1. (describe) as so sweet that “whenever people see it they just want to hug it”, but this is not an ordinary piece of fruit. The heart-shaped tomato was grown by a 2. (retire) knife maker, Rod Matless, who said he was shocked when he noticed it in his greenhouse while checking his 3. (late) produce.

Mr. Matless, who suffered a heart attack a few years ago, was so astonished by the fruit 4. he decided to sell it at auction(拍卖) and contribute the money 5. the British Heart Foundation.

The 2.26 oz tomato was bought 6. the price of £ 16 on eBay by a woman from Wales, 7. said she planned to give it to someone special.

Mr. Matless said, “I hope it will do someone good. It’s very sweet --- whenever people see it they just want to hug it.” But because it’s very important to keep the tomato fresh, Mr. Matless was racing against time to send it to its new 8. (own) before it goes bad.

He said, “I didn’t want to send someone something 9. (horror). I 10. (probable) could have raised a bit more money with more time but I was worried about it. It will certainly make a nice present for a loved one. I hope that he or she will like it. I’ve really enjoyed growing this very special tomato."

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