【正文】 11Tom 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. year2. A. better B. worse C. less D. later3. A. buys B. sells C. borrows D. lends4. A. dear B. bad C. big D. small5. A. politely B. quickly C. slowly D. carefully6. A. angry B. busy C. tired D. lazy7. A. listens to B. hears C. watches D. speaks8. A. fills B. plants C. throws D. makes9. A. does B. moves C. grows D. plays. work B. rain C. stories D. music12For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshoppingwatching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.Teleshopping is being popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish pany sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping pany and a 24hour teleshopping pany. German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.The need of high quality means that European teleshopping panies will have to be __14__ the American panies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.1. A. European B. Asian C. American D. African2. A. lights B. switches C. radios D. TVs3. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other4. A. Such as B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like5. A. takes B. cost C. spends D. spend6. A. to B. until C. unless D. by7. A. begin B. leave C. open D. turn on8. A. people B. women C. businessmen D. officials9. A. to go out B. going out C. to buy things D. buying things10. A. still B. don’t C. even D. won’t11. A. teleshopping B. TV C. radio D. telephone12. A. appearing B. ing out C. for sale D. to buy13. A. in the shop B. on TV C. they bought D. by this way14. A. the same with B. different from C. as big as D. larger than15. A. the number B. the quality C. the places D. the buyers13Last