I had planted different hot peppers in my

题目内容：

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could 39more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to 40，too. That was not 41terms for them so they left the room.

They 42about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked． 43they had reasoned that when a pepper was 44in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers 45Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we 46. Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids 47the peppers that Sam and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a 48green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to 49，I told them I would make it 50for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the 51to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than 52．Each child had pepper in hand and was 53to start .

Looking at my 54I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children 55their mouth with fast waving hands. A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

小题1:

A．ate

B．liked

C．sold

D．studied小题2:

A．heavy

B．colorful

C．large

D．green小题3:

A．proposal

B．tricks

C．imagination

D．plans小题4:

A．plant

B．pick

C．harvest

D．eat小题5:

A．taste

B．participate

C．contribute

D．share小题6:

A．acceptable

B．comfortable

C．profitable

D．tolerable小题7:

A．entered

B．returned

C．responded

D．reached小题8:

A．Somehow

B．Unfortunately

C．Unexpectedly

D．Anyhow小题9:

A．purple

B．green

C．red

D．orange小题10:

A．while

B．but

C．so

D．if小题11:

A．smiled

B．understood

C．agreed

D．jumped．小题12:

A．prepare

B．select

C．cut

D．cook小题13:

A．fresh

B．small

C．delicious

D．hot小题14:

A．take in

B．take on

C．take place

D．take effect小题15:

A．more convenient

B．more interesting

C．happier

D．easier小题16:

A．seeds

B．leaves

C．skin

D．flesh小题17:

A．time

B．skill

C．quality

D．quantity小题18:

A．nervous

B．eager

C．willing

D．glad小题19:

A．watch

B．children

C．partner

D．pepper小题20:

A．opened

B．covered

C．fanned

D．washed

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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