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

　　名师点评

　　本文介绍了汤姆庭园中各种植物的生长以及销售情况，并说明了懒惰的汤姆为什么能长出这么好的植物。

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