深圳深圳市民治中学八年级英语上册期末完形填空汇编

深圳深圳市民治中学八年级英语上册期末完形填空汇编
一、八年级英语上册完形填空专项训练
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

At a gas station, I noticed a woman sitting alone at a picnic table. Though it was 1 , she was dressed in a winter jacket.
When I got home, I quickly filled a bag with some 2 , drinks, a new T-shirt and some new socks. Several minutes later, I returned with the bag. The woman was still sitting there. I asked if I could 3 near her. She agreed. I offered her the bag and she accepted it. She then asked me to share a snack from the bag with her as she had 4 nothing that that day. Then the woman began to share her sad story.
She once had a happy family, but a（n） 5 changed everything five years ago. She was 6 and lost her family in that crash（撞车）. She wore this jacket 7 it was the last thing she bought with her children. She 8 them and often came here because her children loved this picnic table.
For an hour, I sat there with her. We shared 9 and tears. I listened to her and comforted her. She also helped me 10 that in the blink（眨眼）of an eye, everything might change.
1. A. hot B. cold C. dark
2. A. books B. snacks C. clothes
3. A. have a picnic B. sit down C. play games
4. A. said B. done C. eaten
5. A. trip B. accident C. story
6. A. hurt B. angry C. frightened
7. A. because B. though C. after
8. A. thanked B. forgot C. missed
9. A. smiles B. secrets C. gifts
10. A. show B. believe C. realize
2．完形填空
It's nice to have friends. Well, how can we have friends?
First, spend 1 time with people. If you want to make friends, you need to meet people." You can go to places 2 coffee shops or clubs to meet people.
Then, 3 your friends. Once you decide to make friends with someone, you must care about him or her. A（n） 4 friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart, 5 it's not necessary for you and your friend to be the same, you need to know him or her. You should help him or her when he or she has 6 problems.
Next, be a good listener. It's important to show that you're interested in others. Listen 7 to what people say and spend time learning more about 8 .
At last, encourage（鼓励） your friends. Good friends should 9 both good and bad time with each other. Never laugh at your 10 in front of others. If someone is laughing at
your friends, you should stop him or her.
1. A. less B. more C. good D. bad
2. A. to B. with C. like D. between
3. A. care about B. look at C. worry about D. ask for
4. A. true B. new C. old D. important
5. A. Or B. Because C. Although D. If
6. A. no B. some C. few D. other
7. A. clearly B. quickly C. truly D. carefully
8. A. you B. him C. her D. them
9. A. have B. try C. share D. break
10. A. friends B. classmates C. parents D. teachers
3．通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mr. West was born in a small English town. His father, Old West, had a 1 there. As a shop keeper, Old West didn't think it was 2 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 3 money. A few years later, they got a lot of money there and then 4 to the capital. Now Old West can't manage the shop so Mr. West has to do it 5 himself. As Mr. West has little knowledge, people often 6 him in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 7 a lot of books and put them on the shelves in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 8 they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully 9 what the knowledgeable men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
Once Mr. West was told that it was a 10 writer's birthday that day. He hurried to the party with his wife. He gave the writer some 11 presents and the old man thanked him. After 12 they began to talk about the famous books.
He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him 13 one, "What was Shakespeare?"
"It was a kind of drink," answered Mr. West. "But people do not like it now."
The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 14 . On their way home, his wife said, "You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a 15 cake, like the Chinese moon cake!"
1. A. factory B. shop C. cinema D. park
2. A. useful B. possible C. easy D. difficult
3. A. many B. less C. little D. more
4. A. went B. got C. ran D. moved
5. A. with B. after C. by D. before
6. A. help B. laugh at C. hurt D. beat
7. A. borrowed B. made C. bought D. wrote
8. A. because B. if C. that D. when
9. A. listens to B. hears C. looks at D. sees
10. A. strange B. kind C. famous D. common
11. A. cheap B. expensive C. useless D. small
12. A. dinner B. school C. discussion D. class
13. A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. easy D. the easiest
14. A. to talk B. to answer C. talking D. answering
15. A. thin B. thick C. delicious D. large
4．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, " Look! There's a horseshoe 1 the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, "It wastes my time." 2 said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a town, they had a rest. There the farmer 3 the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was high up in the 4 . They soon drank up their water, and there wasn't a house or even a tree for them to 5 . Thomas felt so thirsty that he couldn't walk on. At this time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry 6 he ate it at once. After a while, his father gave him 7 strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate 8 . When Thomas ate up all the strawberries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries 9 . Always remember the lesson: If you don't worry about the little things, you'll find it 10 to do the great things."
1. A. under B. on C. for D. to
2. A. His mother B. His sister C. His uncle D. His father
3. A. threw B. sold C. found D. bought
4. A. sky B. mountain C. river D. tree
5. A. have a look B. have a try C. have a rest D. have a picture
6. A. and B. so C. or D. because
7. A. the others B. another C. others D. other one
8. A. it B. them C. that D. this
9. A. drinking B. eating C. to drink D. to eat
10. A. difficult B. easy C. relaxing D. boring
5．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

I love summer. There is 1 better than taking a short vacation. I like to have a short vacation in summer. 2 there is so much to think about a common vacation, such as time,
money, hotels. So this year I 3 to give myself a staycation.
4 is a staycation? The word "staycation" mixes（混合）"
5 " and "vacation".
It is a vacation people 6 in their hometown or home country. Staycations are popular for many reasons. 7 , it is 8 than common vacations because people don't need to travel（旅行） very 9 . And sometimes they don't need to stay at hotels. This is great because we usually travel 10 our parents, brothers, sisters or friends, and it can be very expensive for people who pay for the vacation. Second, it is a great 11 to find new places which are right under their nose. 12 ,the more people choose staycations in their home country, the 13 money the local（当地的） business will get.
So when you think of fantastic places to 14 next time. Start by thinking 15 places near your home.
CADCA BADCB DCBAC
1. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
2. A. But B. Or C. If D. So
3. A. forget B. dislike C. miss D. decide
4. A. Why B. How C. What D. Where
5. A. stay B. leave C. talk D. sit
6. A. need B. take C. give D. lose
7. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Once
8. A. harder B. funnier C. fresher D. cheaper
9. A. slowly B. loud C. far D. fast
10. A. for B. with C. about D. in
11. A. question B. role C. gift D. way
12. A. Later B. Once C. Also D. However
13. A. much B. more C. most D. many
14. A. visit B. share C. describe D. study
15. A. at B. from C. about D. to
6．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

Once in a small city, there was a storybook. He looked great, but there were no st0rie~ inside. People often picked him up, but put him down 1 because he was empty （空的）. Not
far from him, there was an inkpot （墨水瓶）full of ink for years Nobody 2 that was there.
On time, a man put the story book next to the inkpot They told each other stories about 3 bad luck They did this for years until a pen came next to them The pen felt useless and sad.
He cried, 4 the Storybook and the inkpot joined in.
However, the pen was soon tired of crying. He 5 to improve the situation. He advised the storybook and the inkpot to write a story with him. Both of them 6 the pen, and together they wrote a very interesting story.
A teacher walked by a few days later. He was sad. He had a（n） 7 keeping his students' attention （注意力）. He 8 the storybook and picked him up. After reading the story inside, he found it very interesting. In class he told the story to his students, and they all 9 it and listened carefully.
From then on, the storybook, the inkpot and the pen wrote a new story 10 the teacher every day. They felt very happy.
1. A. clearly B. quickly C. easily
2. A. remembered B. expected C. worried D. believed
3. A. his B. her C. our D. their
4. A. because B. though C. and D. or
5. A. decided B. waited C. paid D. answered
6. A. cared about B. agreed with C. looked for D. shouted to
7. A. plan B. idea C. program D. problem
8. A. trusted B. saw C. printed D. sold
9. A. loved B. showed C. celebrated D. questioned
10. A. from B. of C. about D. for
7．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any 1 in the house. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper and wrote on it, "Please 2 my dog half a pound （磅）
of meat." Then she gave the paper to 3 dog and said, "Take this to the butcher （肉贩）, and he'll give you what you want."
The dog ran to the butcher's with the piece of paper. The butcher read the paper 4 and recognized （辨别出） that it was really the woman's handwriting （笔迹）. So he did as he was asked to. The dog was very 5 and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the butcher's again with a piece of paper. 6 reading the paper, the butcher gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again at noon. And as usual, it 7 a piece of paper. This time, the butcher gave it its meat without looking at the paper.
The dog came again at four o' clock. And the same thing 8 once again. It came for the third time at six o' clock. The butcher felt a little surprised. He said, "This is a small dog.
9 does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?"
Looking at the piece of paper, he 10 that there were not any words on it!
1. A. milk B. meat C. water D. fruit
2. A. give B. buy C. cook D. show
3. A. their B. our C. her D. his
4. A. probably B. luckily C. clearly D. carefully
5. A. happy B. sad C. busy D. free
6. A. By B. For C. After D. With
7. A. sent B. chose C. forgot D. brought
8. A. followed B. happened C. arrived D. stayed
9. A. Where B. when C. How D. why
10. A. found B. remembered C. hoped D. heard
8．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

One Friday morning, I booked （预定） an Uber car to the train station. When the car arrived,
I just saw the car number and got in. "Please be 1 I need to get to the train station in half
an hour," I said.
The driver said, "Yes, ma' am."
I was 2 when I heard a female voice （女性的声音）! I looked at the driver. The driver was a young woman. I had traveled in Uber cars for hundreds of times, 3 I had never seen
a female driver here in India. In India, many people may think that it's unsafe （不安全的） for women to drive Uber cars. So I 4 to know more about my driver.
"If you don't 5 can I ask you some questions?" I asked.
"Yes, ma' am."
"Are you well-educated?"
"Yes. ma'am. I have just got my MBA."
"Wow! So why did you choose this 6 ."
She smiled and said, "' 7 has always been my interest, ma' am. No job is too small. I 8 want a job from which I can get real happiness. I tried other jobs, but I like this one most ……"
About 20 minutes later, I arrived. I said thank you to 9 I really enjoyed the ride and learned something 10 the young woman.
1. A. quick B. quiet C. serious D. happy
2. A. bored B. scared C. worried D. surprised
3. A. so B. but C. or D. if
4. A. paid B. forgot C. wanted D. agreed
5. A. mind B. expect C. work D. move
6. A. school B. hobby C. job D. car
7. A. Dancing B. Singing C. Drawing D. Driving
8. A. also B. just C. even D. still
9. A. them B. us C. him D. her
10. A. at B. to C. from D. for
9．阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was sunny yesterday afternoon. While I was sitting in the park, there was an old man 1 walking around. I heard him telling people that he was 2 and couldn't find the way back home. He looked 3 , but nobody helped him. After watching and 4 for a few minutes, I walked up to him and asked him his 5 . He said he was called Ray. I asked him how long he had been 6 and he said he had been outside for hours. I asked him if
he needed something to 7 and he said yes. So I ran to buy 8 a cup of coffee and called the police. Then I asked him to 9 me in the park so that he could sit down on the benches（长椅）.
In fact, his 10 had called the police too. So I told the old man that I was going to 11 with him until his daughter arrived. The old man's eyes became 12 and watery after hearing what I said. We sat on the benches quietly and just enjoyed the 13 sunshine. Then his daughter came. She had tears in her eyes and thanked me for my 14 .
I was so happy at that time because I had done the 15 thing. It is truly better to give than to receive.
1. A. quickly B. happily C. quietly D. slowly
2. A. tired B. sad C. lost D. hungry
3. A. excited B. worried C. happy D. bored
4. A. thinking B. caring C. talking D. moving
5. A. number B. address C. age D. name
6. A. walking B. running C. sleeping D. crying
7. A. eat B. drink C. wear D. read
8. A. me B. her C. him D. us
9. A. join B. help C. call D. show
10. A. student B. friend C. classmate D. daughter
11. A. travel B. wait C. play D. study
12. A. white B. black C. red D. green
13. A. warm B. cool C. hot D. cold
14. A. service B. help C. gift D. prize
15. A. silly B. dangerous C. wrong D. right
10．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。

Mrs. Green is an old woman. She is 1 years old. Although she is old, 2 she is very 3 and looks 4 . Why? Because she has a healthy lifestyle （生活方式）.
Mrs. Green often exercises. She goes shopping three 5 a week on foot. She thinks 6 is good for health. Mrs. Green has a（n） 7 . Every morning, she takes 8 dog for a walk for 9 . She often washes clothes and 10 her house.
Mrs. Green has 11 eating habits. She eats vegetables every day. She eats meat once a week. She drinks milk and eats an egg 12 breakfast. She eats an apple every day. She often
sa ys, “Eating an apple every day is good for health.”
Sometimes Mrs. Green 13 TV after dinner. Her favorite 14 is Healthy Living. She doesn't like soap operas. She often goes to bed at nine thirty. She sleeps 15 eight hours every night.
1. A. 41 B. 14 C. 71 D. 17
2. A. so B. but C. or D. 不填
3. A. healthy B. unhealthy C. good D. bad
4. A. old B. young C. wonderful D. thin
5. A. names B. prices C. time D. times
6. A. walking B. sleeping C. dancing D. running
7. A. cat B. panda C. elephant D. dog
8. A. his B. your C. her D. my
9. A. half an hour B. half a hour C. an half hour D. a half hour
10. A. gives B. cleans C. makes D. asks
11. A. bad B. terrible C. good D. busy
12. A. for B. from C. with D. of
13. A. sees B. reads C. looks D. watches
14. A. story B. question C. program D. activity
15. A. at B. on C. in D. for
11．完形填空。

通读下面的短文，从A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项填空，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。

Exercise is cool! When you exercise, you're helping build a 1 body. Try to be active every day and your body will 2 you later.
Your 3 works hard every day. You can help your heart get stronger by doing aerobics （有氧运动）. Swimming, playing basketball or soccer, and walking quickly are all good exercise. And don't 4 skipping and jumping ropes are OK too.
Did you 5 do push-ups（俯卧撑）? This kind of exercise 6 help you make your muscles（肌肉）stronger. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger.
What's more, you will feel 7 to have a strong body. You can do all the activities you enjoy, like running, 8 and playing with your friends.
Now you know why exercise is cool!
1. A. strong B. full C. famous
2. A. visit B. thank C. wait
3. A. heart B. hand C. foot
4. A. forget B. break C. love
5. A. just B. still C. ever
6. A. must B. need C. can
7. A. happier B. further C. more
8. A. listening B. jumping C. reading
12．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

I once knew an old man named John Smith. His bad 1 made him famous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes 2 what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly （不断地）remind him about his meetings, his classes 3 his meals. Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast 4 , at home and at school.
Since Smith was a professor at a well—known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment （尴尬）.It wasn't that he was not 5 , as some people say, just very, very absent-minded （走神的）. One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his 6 to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more 7 for his students, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the 8 of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened
to be in the 9 . He offered to take care of the students while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was 10 .
1. A. look B. temper C. memory
2. A. remembered B. forgot C. told
3. A. hardly B. actually C. even
4. A. once B. twice C. three times
5. A. famous B. stupid C. clever
6. A. students B. parents C. children
7. A. boring B. important C. interesting
8. A. place B. way C. name
9. A. school B. station C. house
10. A. going B. waiting C. leaving
13．完形填空
A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
"Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?" the young man asked.
" 3 . The most important day in our lives is today, "the wise man replied calmly." Why?" The young man felt more than 4 . "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?" "No. Nothing has happened today. ""Is it because of my visit?" "Even if nobody visits me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone just like a ship going down into the sea. No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come. But no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control."
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it."
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is 10 yesterday and tomorrow and seize today!
1. A. important B. necessary C. comfortable
2. A. miss B. die C. grow
3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one
4. A. awful B. pleased C. surprised
5. A. still B. already C. ever
6. A. for B. under C. on
7. A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged
8. A. treasured B. handed C. wasted
9. A. excuse B. way C. wealth
10. A. forget B. remember C. call
14．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 1 to carry, and it troubles you a lot 2 you want to find a book to read. Now e-textbooks will 3 you.
It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e-textbooks. An e-textbook in fact, is a small 4 for students. It much lighter than a usual schoolbag and 5 to carry. Though it is as 6 as a book, it can hold（容纳） everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 7 take notes 8 the pointer（屏写笔）, or even "hand in" their 9 to their teachers by sending emails
All they have to do is press a button.
Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they may be 10 for the students' eyes. What do you think of them?
1. A. expensive B. heavy C. light
2. A. till B. after C. when
3. A. trouble B. help C. solve
4. A. TV B. radio C. computer
5. A. easy B. difficult C. hard
6. A. smaller B. small C. harmful
7. A. paper B. keyboard C. screen
8. A. with B. in C. by
9. A. computer B. homework C. e-textbooks
10. A. bad B. dangerous C. good
15．根据短文选择正确答案填空。

The population problem may be the 1 one of the world today. The world's population is growing 2 . Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people 3 the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was 4 500 million. But at the beginning of the 5 century, the world's population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, this number was 3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion.
A 6 report said that the world's population 7 six billion by the end of the 20th century. This is just ten 8 after it 9 five billion. The UN estimated（估计）the world's population will grow by more than 10 by the year 2050.
1. A. great B. greater C. greatest D. greating
2. A. faster and faster B. fast and fast C. fastest and fastest D. faster and fast
3. A. in B. on C. at D. for
4. A. near B. more C. almost D. over
5. A. twenty B. twelve C. twentieth D. twelfth
6. A. USA B. UN C. PRC D. PLA
7. A. past B. had passed C. passed D. passes
8. A. weeks B. months C. seasons D. years
9. A. get B. gets C. reached D. reach
10. A. a three B. ne thirds C. one of three D. a third
16．通读全文,根据短文理解,选择正确答案填空.
Now life is becoming better and better. But the students have a lot of habits.
Many students like 1 very much. But 2 Monday to Friday, they must go to school, and they don't have much time to watch TV. So on Saturday they 3 at home and watch TV for long. they don't know it's bad for their eyes.
For food, children usually like to eat fish, meat and chicken, don't like vegetables 4 fruit. They don't know they should 5 more vegetables and fruit because they are 6 than meat. At school the children only do a few minutes of sports or 7 do any sports. Teachers must know it isn't good for 8 , too, but they have no idea.
We always think of ways to let children keep 9 . They must eat 10 vegetables and fruit, do enough sports every day. And they should reduce（减少） time of watching TV and read in right ways.
1. A. playing football B. watching TV C. going to school
2. A. on B. at C. from
3. A. stay B. sit C. live
4. A. and B. or C. but
5. A. buy B. eat C. keep
6. A. good B. well C. better
7. A. often B. never C. sometimes
8. A. them B. they C. their
9. A. health B. free C. healthy
10. A. a lot B. many C. Much
17．通读全文，根据短文理解，选择最佳答案填空。

A woman was lucky. One day, she had a chance to visit 1 the hell（地狱） and the heaven（天堂）.
An angel（天使） took her to the hell first. The woman 2 a table in the hell. There was lots of food on the table. Many people sat around the table, but they felt 3 . They were hungry." Why are they still hungry with so much food here?" she asked the angel.
"Look at their 4 ," the angel said. The people held 5 chopsticks（筷子） in their hands. They used the chopsticks to 6 the food. But the chopsticks were so long that they couldn't 7 the food to their mouths.
Then the angel took her to the heaven. There was a table and there was food on it, too. They 8 used long chopsticks. People there felt happy. They weren't hungry 9 they learned
to feed each other.
That's the 10 between the hell and the heaven. Can you understand it?
1. A. both B. all C. either D. neither
2. A. looked B. saw C. read D. heard
3. A. happy B. sad C. interested D. excited
4. A. hands B. heads C. legs D. feet
5. A. long B. short C. big D. small
6. A. get up B. pick up C. stay up D. stand up
7. A. buy B. send C. receive D. cook
8. A. too B. neither C. either D. also
9. A. if B. because C. although D. while
10. A. place B. activity C. importance D. difference
18．通读全文, 根据短文内容的理解, 选择最佳答案填空。

Most of us have learned English for several years, so we can read English books and magazines without the teacher's help. We feel good when we finish 1 an English story or a whole book 2 ourselves. But 3 can we be a better reader?
It is important 4 some suitable （适宜的） books. Then what books are suitable? Well,
I think we should first choose books that are not too difficult or too 5 . Then when we are reading, we should 6 let new words take too much of our attention （注意力）. Just do
as we often do in our own languages. While we are reading, try to 7 the meaning of the new words, and try to decide which of the key words we could guess and which we have to 8 in dictionaries.
If we follow the 9 , we will be 10 in reading English books and magazines.
1. A. read B. reading C. look D. looking
2. A. for B. by C. with D. to
3. A. how B. when C. what D. why
4. A. choose B. chooses C. to choose D. chose
5. A. tired B. interesting C. easy D. hot
6. A. always B. usually C. often D. never
7. A. guess B. match C. number D. count
8. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look up
9. A. websites B. books C. advice D. meaning
10. A. successful B. success C. succeed D. successfully
19．通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Most people like tomatoes. And they think of tomatoes as a 1 , because they are not sweet and are used for providing flavor（口味）to food. But they are actually fruit.
Tomatoes are from Mexico. Spanish explorers who went to South America about 500 years ago,
2 the tomatoes to Europe. Because the tomatoes look like apples, the French called them love
3 , while the British called them apples of gold. So we think
4 is the tomato's hometown.
The first people in Europe to 5 tomatoes were Italians. As far back as 500 years ago, the joys of eating fried tomato 6 salt and pepper, was known to them.
In some 7 like England and Mexico, tomatoes were thought to have poison in them.
That is because tomatoes look like plants called the belladonna（颠茄）. But people grew them in their garden because of their beautiful 8 and look. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. But they soon got over the fear.
It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago.
Gradually, the people in 9 started discovering that the tomato tasted 10 . Today, the whole world is crazy about the tomato.
1. A. fruit B. drink C. vegetable D. medicine
2. A. brought back B. look after C. think of D. ask for
3. A. pears B. apples C. tomatoes D. bananas
4. A. Mexico B. Spain C. France D. England
5. A. grow B. buy C. eat D. dislike
6. A. in B. of C. with D. for
7. A. towns B. countries C. cities D. villages
8. A. shape B. taste C. name D. color
9. A. England B. America C. China D. India
10. A. bad B. good C. strange D. sour。