Hearing is very important to all of us. We can  36   beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of   37    in the world with our ears.   38   we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you    39   protect ears.

Listening to   40   music a lot can be bad for ears,   41   when headphones（耳机）are used. So try not to wear headphones or   42   the volume（音量）when you’re wearing headphones. You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.

     43    swimming, remember  44    earplugs（耳塞）into your ears or wear a swim hat to stop water   45   getting into your ears. If you go to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears from the terrible music!   46   , special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself. See a    47    if your ears hurt. You’d better   48    as what the doctor says.   49   the suggestions above now and you won’t say  “What, what…?” when you are getting   50   .

1.A. listen                 B. hear             C. listening

2.A. sounds                 B. noise            C. voices

3.A. Because                B. Although         C. So

4.A. what to                B. how          C. how to

5.A. loud              B. aloud        C. loudly

6.A. specially              B. especially       C. special

7.A. turn off               B. turn down        C. turn up

8.A. Before             B. After            C. When

9.A. put                    B. to put           C. putting

10.A. to                    B. with                 C. from

11.A. In fact               B. For example          C. Even though

12.A. teacher               B. doctor               C. friend

13.A. to do                 B. doing            C. do

14.A. Listen                B. Hear                 C. Follow

15.A. young                 B. old             C. sick

Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits, and the most beautiful flowers in his village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the year.Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting-room table and eats some fruits and vegetables, but he sells most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruits and flowers are so wonderful that they sell much more quickly in the market than those of other villages.

   How does Tom grow these beautiful plants? He is so lazy that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio. He listens to music all day. 

That is quite true. Tom plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything grows. It is the music that does work. Tom knows more clearly that music  makes the biggest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love music as much as people.

1.Tom      most of the things in his garden.

    A. sells    B. eats    C. keeps    D. gives

2.Tom listens to the music in the garden because     .

A.is very popular.

B.makes him relaxed.

C.makes his plants stop growing.

D.makes his plants grow better.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tom doesn’t plant orange trees in his garden.

B.Tom often gives away his flowers to villagers.

C.Tom is very lazy and he does nothing every day.

D.Tom eats some of the fruits and vegetables in his garden.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Tom’s garden is in the town.

B.Tom wants to sell his garden.

C.Plants also like listening to music.

D.Tom’s flowers are beautiful and cheap.

Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits, and the most beautiful flowers in his village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the year.Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting-room table and eats some fruits and vegetables, but he sells most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruits and flowers are so wonderful that they sell much more quickly in the market than those of other villages.
How does Tom grow these beautiful plants? He is so lazy that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio. He listens to music all day.  
That is quite true. Tom plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything grows. It is the music that does work. Tom knows more clearly that music  makes the biggest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love music as much as people.
【小题1】Tom      most of the things in his garden.