Text E

　　First read the question. 　 81. The passage is mainly concerned with _____. A. fruit growing. B. outdoor gardening. C. leafy vegetables. D. indoor gardening. 　 82. The authors attitude towards the topic in the passage is _____. A. neutral. B. positive. C. contradictory. D. indifferent. 　 Now go through the text quickly and answer the questions. 　 Maybe youd like to have a vegetable garden, but you live in a room, an apartment, a townhouse or a mobile home, and you think there is no place at all for such activity. But if you have a doorstep, a balcony or even just a windowsill, you can have your own mini-garden. Mini-garden with vegetables, fruit trees and herbs can be fascinating fun, and you can mix or match all vegetables or vegetables and flowers. You can grow them in greenhouses, under fluorescent lights, or in a sunny window. Perhaps now, with the prices of fresh vegetables competing with those of meats and dairy products, this is more than ever an important aspect of indoor gardening. But entirely aside from the economic dividends, there is the pleasure of enjoying a truly fresh product, one you grew yourself from plant to plate. Vegetables plants grow better in full sunlight than in the shade. Some vegetables need more light than others. Leafy vegetables (lettuce) can stand more shade than root vegetables (beets). Root vegetables can stand more shade than vegetable fruit plants (cucumbers) which do very poorly in the shade. Plant your vegetable fruit plants where they will get the most sun, and your leafy vegetables and root vegetables in the shadier areas.

　　81. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

　　A) fruit growing.

　　B) outdoor gardening.

　　C) leafy vegetables.

　　D) indoor gardening.

　　82. The author's attitude towards the topic in the passage is _____.

　　A) neutral.

　　B) positive.

　　C) contradictory.

　　D) indifferent.

　　Text F

　　First read the question. 　 83. This letter is written by a(n) _____. A. prospective salesperson. B. high school student. C. book publisher. D. office manager. Now go through the text quickly and answer the questions. 　 28 Beach Road, Newtown. The manager. Royal Publishers, P. O. Box 446 Newtown March 11th, 199- 　 Dear Sir, I am 18 years old, and I graduated from Newtown High School last October. At high school my main subjects were English, business studies, history, athletics and science. I would be very interested in working as a salesman. I am very interested in books, and I have always been interested in the publishing business. I enjoy meeting and talking to people. I enclose two letters of reference, a photograph, and my school academic record. I would be available for an interview at any time. I look forward to hearing from you. 　 Yours sincerely, Jack Eastwood

　　83. This letter is written by a(n) _____.

　　A) prospective salesperson.

　　B) high school student.

　　C) book publisher.

　　D) office manager.