A Tomato Fairy

A few years ago, I was working a part-time summer job at a local _______ shop. While handing a hot fudge sundae to an old woman at the drive-thru window, I noticed that she had a box of purple _______.

As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?"

She grinned(露齿而笑)and replied, “Here, have some!”, Within _______, I had a handful of purple tomatoes.

“Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!" I said. "They're purple! They must be very _______.

“Here, have more," she _______ and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen. I weakly tried to _______, "Really you didn't have to give me any but thank you a lot."

The woman smiled again and said, "I hope you enjoy_______. And to answer your question, it’s very 'expensive' because it’s an heirloom(祖传)type that my mom used to _______.

I said thank you again, and she sped off. She was like a tooth fairy: I _______ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.

About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a text ________. "I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” Baffled (困惑不解),I replied, “ ________?”

That night, my boss showed me the ________. It was full of carrots, beans, potatoes and tomatoes — purple tomatoes. ________ was back!

I never saw her again, but to this day her ________ inspires(激励)me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.

All I ask is an ice cream cone ________. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.

1.A.vegetable B.fruit C.ice cream D.hamburger

2.A.tomatoes B.carrots C.beans D.potatoes

3.A.years B.hours C.minutes D.seconds

4.A.expensive B.cheap C.sweet D.tasty

5.A.reminded B.ordered C.cried D.insisted

6.A.thank B.accept C.refuse D.explain

7.A.it B.them C.yourself D.myself

8.A.buy B.plant C.pick D.sell

9.A.lent B.bought C.made D.gave

10.A.message B.description C.introduction D.instruction

11.A.Who B.When C.Where D.Why

12.A.shop B.message C.box D.garden

13.A.My boss B.My mom C.My gardener D.My tomato fairy

14.A.happiness B.kindness C.selfness D.business

15.A.in trouble B.in need C.in return D.in use

Tiger shoes are often found on babies' feet in the countryside of China today. The shoes are made of cloth and the front of them is made _______ a tiger's head. The tradition of tiger shoes comes from a Chinese folk tale about Yang, his beautiful wife and their son.

Long age, in the famous town Yangzhou, there was a boatman called Yang who was very generous and willing to help _______. One day he got an old picture from one of his passengers.

In this picture, a beautiful woman was making a pair of tiger shoes. The boatman liked the picture so much that he put it on the wall above his bed _______ he got home.

One evening, the woman in the picture stepped out of the picture. She _______ in love with Yang and they got married. They had a happy life together, and soon they had a son who brought lots of _______ to the family. _______ they were happy, things soon changed. The magic picture was taken away by the town official _______ had heard about the beautiful woman. The official put the picture on the wall above his bed, but the woman _______ came down.

The son missed his mother and often cried for her. Yang told him that his mother had gone far away to the west. The son insisted on _______ his mother, even though he knew it was very difficult. He travelled day and night. ________, he found his mother in a forest.

"My son, you are so brave!" said the mother.

"Mom, let's go home. I missed you so much.

"I can't go back ________ you take the picture from the town official. Take the pair of tiger shoes I made for you. You'll need ________ , now close your eyes and I'll send you home." Within a second, the son was at home. He put on his tiger shoes and went to the official's home. He told the official that he could make the beautiful woman come down from the picture.

The official was so ________ that he led the boy into his bedroom at once. As soon as the boy saw his mother, he spoke to the picture. "Mom, let's go!" the beautiful woman stepped out of the picture. The official tried very hard to stop them, but suddenly the tiger shoes ________ a large tiger. The tiger jumped at the official. The son brought his mother back home and the family was able to live together happily ever after.

Since then, people have made tiger shoes for their own children in order to ________ them and their families.

1.A.into B.from C.of D.up

2.A.another B.others C.other D.any other

3.A.before B.whenever C.as soon as D.while

4.A.threw B.felt C.fell D.dropped

5.A.sadness B.worries C.trouble D.joy

6.A.Although B.Because C.Whether D.So

7.A.what B.who C.how D.which

8.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always

9.A.looking at B.looking up C.looking for D.looking after

10.A.At the end B.At last C.So far D.At once

11.A.until B.if C.when D.since

12.A.it B.me C.us D.them

13.A.surprised B.excited C.amazed D.interested

14.A.turned up B.turned on C.turned into D.turned out

15.A.care B.prevent C.love D.protect

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