For as long as I can remember, Grandma’s plentiful tomato garden has been a sign of summer’s end. Each September, just as the decreased heat of the sun suggests cooler days, Grandma requests (ask for something) my help in her tomato garden. I’m sure that she cannot pick tomatoes without my youthful eyes and quick mind. She says we need to examine each tomato and agree on its readiness for picking. While Grandma’s request for my help in the tomato garden is always the same, her desire for my help seems to increase each year.

　　Grandma has eyes for finding even the tomatoes hidden by undergrowth and other tomatoes. I, however, just turn circles looking for the ones I think Grandma will like. I spot what looks like a ripe（成熟的）tomato, head in its direction, and then get sidetracked by another that appears to be equally ripe. I usually end up watching Grandma and trying to stay out of her way, which seems the only way my eyes and mind are useful.

　　There we are, lost in the tomato vines（藤）. Grandma’s eyes are always knowing, and they are no different in the vegetable garden. From afar she spots (notice) what looks like a ripe tomato. As she walks toward the garden, she evaluates the tomato for a second time, but from a different angle. I already know it will end up in the basket with the pile of others Grandma has carefully chosen. However, Grandma acts as if she needs a final look to be sure. She calls me to her side, kneels beside the vine while enjoying the warmth of the fading sunlight on her face, and grasps the tomato in her hand. She turns each round, red ball toward the sunlight before disconnecting it from the vine with a half-hearted smile.

　　She then looks at me. I nod my head and smile. Grandma assumes I smile in agreement with her tomato selection. I know I smile, instead, at her.

1. Why does Grandma ask the author to go to the tomato garden with her?

A．He can help pick more tomatoes.

B．He can learn the hardship of labor.

C．She enjoys staying with him while working.

D．She tries to share tomato harvest with him.

2.The second paragraph shows that the writer _________.

A．isn’t good at picking tomatoes

B．doesn’t like to stay with Grandma

C．thinks his eyes and mind are useful

D．is trying to be out of Grandma’s sight

3. What’s the best title of the story?

A．Gardening—good for my Grandma.

B．Growing Grandma.

C．Gardening—good for my growth.

D．Picking tomatoes.

在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。

1.The policeman asked politely, “ May I look at your driver’s l_______?”

2.There will be a Chinese painting e________ in the national museum next week.

3.Pass me that pair of glasses, please. I can’t see the words c___________.

4.What a nice girl Lucy is! She often h_________to do housework.

5.Betty can speak two l__________, Chinese and English.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。(每小题1分，计10分)

Kitty was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e   1 .

She went s   2 after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d  3 to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any c  4  .” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.

On her way home on the train she felt h    5 . So she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her seat. But when she r   6 , it had gone. Kitty began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h   7 this, they asked her for her mother’s a   8 so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b   9  .

And now a week passed. Kitty got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g   10  , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

--How does your mother look?

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