Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
　　Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
　　How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
　　He __7__ the music all day.
　　That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.

　　1. A. week　　　　　　 B. month　　　　 C. season 　　　 D. year
　　2. A. better　　　　　　B. worse　　　　 C. less　　　　　　 D. later
　　3. A. buys　　　　　　 B. sells　　　　　 C. borrows　　 D. lends
　　4. A. dear　　　　　　　B. bad　　　　　 C. big　　　　　　 D. small
　　5. A. politely　　　 B. quickly　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. carefully
　　6. A. angry　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　 D. lazy
　　7. A. listens to　　　 B. hears　　　　 C. watches　　　 D. speaks
　　8. A. fills　　　　　　　 B. plants　　　　 C. throws　　　　 D. makes
　　9. A. does　　　　　 B. moves　　　 C. grows　　　　　 D. plays
　　10.A. work　　　　　 B. rain　　　　　 C. stories　　　　　 D. music

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　A pine tree in California was regarded （看作）the oldest tree in the world. People thought 　1　 was nearly 5,000 years old. 　2　　 　they could not be 　3　　 　. Then someone 　4　 the tree down 　5　　 　a chain saw （链式锯）。Kiling the 　6　　 　tree in the world was a 　7　　 　thing to do. But when the tree 　8　　 　down, 　9　　 　knew its 　10　　 　. It was 4,900 　11　　 　.

　How can you 　12　　 　the age of a tree? If you ever 　13　　 　a tree that has just 　14　　 　cut down, take a look at the cut 　15　　 　. You will see rings. There are little rings in the middle. 　16　　 　each ring is a larger one. The ring 　17　　 　the bark （树皮）is the biggest one of 　18　　 　.

　Count these rings. A tree grows one ring each 　19　　 　. A ten-year-old tree has ten rings. A sixty-year-old tree has sixty rings. 　20　　 　rings does a 4,900-year-old tree have?

1. Sam　　   away some clothes to his little sister because they were too small. (gave，put)

2. Many children　　   their parents. Sometimes it seems they are right. (complain show)

3. A　　   of the world is not covered by water. (panic，quarter)

4. These things are used for　　   the floor. (sweeping，colored)

5. The farmer made the emperor　　   . (disease，embarrassed)

6. Susan and  Bob love each other and they'll get　　   one month later. (marry，married)

7. These years more and more children like　　   toys. (electric，battery)

8. Eating too much　　   food is not good for your eyes. (sweet，salt)

9. Don't　　   those things that have beautiful appearances. (repair，trust)

10. Wendy wants to be a teacher　　   he grows up. Now she is studying grammar.

(when, if)