Question

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He1 hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several2hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their3.They wanted to see if Sam could4more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to5，too. That was not6terms for them so they left the room.
They7about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked.8they had reasoned that when a pepper was9in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers 10Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink(使眼色)，we11. Showing good sportsmanship(体育精神)，I had the kids12the peppers that Sam and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a13green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to14，I told them I would make it15for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the16to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than17.Each child had pepper in hand and was18to start .
Looking at my19I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children20their mouth with fast waving hands. A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      ate
   2. B.
      liked
   3. C.
      sold
   4. D.
      studied
2. 2.
   1. A.
      heavy
   2. B.
      colorful
   3. C.
      large
   4. D.
      green
3. 3.
   1. A.
      proposal
   2. B.
      tricks
   3. C.
      imagination
   4. D.
      plans
4. 4.
   1. A.
      plant
   2. B.
      pick
   3. C.
      harvest
   4. D.
      eat
5. 5.
   1. A.
      taste
   2. B.
      participate
   3. C.
      contribute
   4. D.
      share
6. 6.
   1. A.
      acceptable
   2. B.
      comfortable
   3. C.
      profitable
   4. D.
      tolerable
7. 7.
   1. A.
      entered
   2. B.
      returned
   3. C.
      responded
   4. D.
      reached
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Somehow
   2. B.
      Unfortunately
   3. C.
      Unexpectedly
   4. D.
      Anyhow
9. 9.
   1. A.
      purple
   2. B.
      green
   3. C.
      red
   4. D.
      orange
10. 10.
    1. A.
       while
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       if
11. 11.
    1. A.
       smiled
    2. B.
       understood
    3. C.
       agreed
    4. D.
       jumped
12. 12.
    1. A.
       prepare
    2. B.
       select
    3. C.
       cut
    4. D.
       cook
13. 13.
    1. A.
       fresh
    2. B.
       small
    3. C.
       delicious
    4. D.
       hot
14. 14.
    1. A.
       take in
    2. B.
       take on
    3. C.
       take place
    4. D.
       take effect
15. 15.
    1. A.
       more convenient
    2. B.
       more interesting
    3. C.
       happier
    4. D.
       easier
16. 16.
    1. A.
       seeds
    2. B.
       leaves
    3. C.
       skin
    4. D.
       flesh
17. 17.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       skill
    3. C.
       quality
    4. D.
       quantity
18. 18.
    1. A.
       nervous
    2. B.
       eager
    3. C.
       willing
    4. D.
       glad
19. 19.
    1. A.
       watch
    2. B.
       children
    3. C.
       partner
    4. D.
       pepper
20. 20.
    1. A.
       opened
    2. B.
       covered
    3. C.
       fanned
    4. D.
       washed

Answer 1

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