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 their
38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could
39 more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to
40 ，too. That was not
41 terms for them so they left the room.
They
42 about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．
43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was
44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers 45 Sam 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
47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a
48 green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to
49 ，I told them I would make it
50 for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the
51 to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than
52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was
53 to start .
Looking at my
54 I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children
55 their 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 |
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| 小题2: | | A．heavy | B．colorful | C．large | D．green |
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| 小题3: | | A．proposal | B．tricks | C．imagination | D．plans |
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| 小题4: | | A．plant | B．pick | C．harvest | D．eat |
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| 小题5: | | A．taste | B．participate | C．contribute | D．share |
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| 小题6: | | A．acceptable | B．comfortable | C．profitable | D．tolerable |
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| 小题7: | | A．entered | B．returned | C．responded | D．reached |
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| 小题8: | | A．Somehow | B．Unfortunately | C．Unexpectedly | D．Anyhow |
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| 小题9: | | A．purple | B．green | C．red | D．orange |
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| 小题11: | | A．smiled | B．understood | C．agreed | D．jumped． |
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| 小题12: | | A．prepare | B．select | C．cut | D．cook |
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| 小题13: | | A．fresh | B．small | C．delicious | D．hot |
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| 小题14: | | A．take in | B．take on | C．take place | D．take effect |
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| 小题15: | | A．more convenient | B．more interesting | | C．happier | D．easier |
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| 小题16: | | A．seeds | B．leaves | C．skin | D．flesh |
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| 小题17: | | A．time | B．skill | C．quality | D．quantity |
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| 小题18: | | A．nervous | B．eager | C．willing | D．glad |
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| 小题19: | | A．watch | B．children | C．partner | D．pepper |
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| 小题20: | | A．opened | B．covered | C．fanned | D．washed |
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