11Tomgrowsthenicestvegetablesandfruitsandthemostbeautifulflowersinthevillage.PlantsgrowinTom’sgardenallthroughthe__1__andtheyaremuch__2__.Tomcutssomeflowersforhissittingroomtable,eatssomefruitsandvegetables,buthe__3__mostoftheminthemarket.Hisvegetables,fruitandflowersareso__4__andbeautifulthattheysoldmuchmore__5__inthemarketthanthoseofothervillagers.HowdoesTomgrowthesebeautifulthings?Heisso__6__thathejustsitsunderhisorangetreewithhisradio.He__7__themusicallday.Thatisquitetrue.Tom__8__thingsinspring,summer,autumnandwinter.Afterthathesitswithhisradio.Andeverything__9__.Itisthemusicthatdoesthework.Tomknowsmoreclearlythatmusicmakesthebiggestvegetablesandthemostbeautifulflowers.Plantslove__10__asmuchaspeople.1.A.weekB.monthC.seasonD.year2.A.betterB.worseC.lessD.later3.A.buysB.sellsC.borrowsD.lends4.A.dearB.badC.bigD.small5.A.politelyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.carefully6.A.angryB.busyC.tiredD.lazy7.A.listenstoB.hearsC.watchesD.speaks8.A.fillsB.plantsC.throwsD.makes9.A.doesB.movesC.growsD.plays10.A.workB.rainC.storiesD.music12Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping-watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.Insome__1__countries,peoplecanturnontheir__2__andshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toysand__3__things.TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden.__4__,thebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVinfifteenEuropeancountries,andinoneyear,itmakes$10million.InFrance,therearetwoteleshoppingchannels,andtheFrench__5__about$20millionayearinbuyingthingsthroughthosechannels.InGermany,__6__lastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelforonehoureveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreteleshopping.Otherchannelscan__7__fortelebusiness,includingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24-hourteleshoppingcompany.German__8__arehopingthesewillhelpthemsellmorethings.Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithout__9__.Withallthetrafficproblemsincities,goingshoppingisnotaneasything.Butatthesametime,otherEuropeans__10__likethisnewwayofbuyingthings.Theycall__11__“junkontheair.”ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequalityofthethings__12__onTV.Theythinkhighqualityisthemostimportantthing,andtheydon’tbelievetheycanbesureaboutthequalityofthethings__13__.TheneedofhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobe__14__theAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulabout__15__ofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseebythemselves.1.A.EuropeanB.AsianC.AmericanD.African2.A.lightsB.switchesC.radiosD.TVs3.A.someelseB.anothermanyC.theotherD.manyother4.A.SuchasB.ForexampleC.ForteleshoppingD.Itislike5.A.takesB.costC.spendsD.spend6.A.toB.untilC.unlessD.by7.A.beginB.leaveC.openD.turnon8.A.peopleB.womenC.businessmenD.officials9.A.togooutB.goingoutC.tobuythingsD.buyingthings10.A.stillB.don’tC.evenD.won’t11.A.teleshoppingB.TVC.radioD.telephone12.A.appearingB.comingoutC.forsaleD.tobuy13.A.intheshopB.onTVC.theyboughtD.bythisway14.A.thesamewithB.differentfromC.asbigasD.largerthan15.A.thenumberB.thequalityC.theplacesD.thebuyers13LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppinginthetown.Iwantedtohavearestbeforecatchingtherain.I__1__anewspaperandsomechocolateand__2__intothestationcoffeeshop.Itwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablesto__3__at.Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,__4__thenewspaperandthechocolateonthetableandthenwent...
