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Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

1. A. carry             B. take　             C. bring                 D. fetch

2. A. opened　       B. closed　　      C. started　　        D. stopped

3. A. produce　      B. goods　　      C. food　　           D. product

4. A. buy                B. sell　　          C. bargain　　       D. shop

5. A. hurriedly         B. immediately     C. directly             D. straightly

6. A. best　　         B. finest　　       C. freshest             D. cheapest

7. A. who　            B. that　　　      C. which　　         D. what

8. A. voices             B. noises　　      C. sounds　　        D. accent

9. A. shopping          B. business　      C. shouting　         D. advertising

10. A. customers       B. producers　    C. themselves        D. sellers

11. A. keep               B. let　　            C. expect              D. make

12. A. argue              B. talk　　　       C. discuss　　      D. speak

13. A. order               B. price　　　     C. quality　　       D. form

14. A. viewers           B. listeners　        C. actors               D. directors

15. A. actress　         B. inventor　        C. advancer　        D. expert

16. A. wonderful        B. exciting            C. cheap　　　     D. expensive

17. A. injured　          B. hurt　　          C. damaged　        D. wounded

18. A. excellent          B. fair　　　         C. honest　　       D. easy

19. A. with                 B. to　　　          C. in　　　　       D. on

20. A. disappointed　 B. encouraged       C. satisfied　　　 D. tired

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