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It’s a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The light is slowly fading, but all over Britain people are working in their gardens. They’re digging, cutting leaves and planting new weeds. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors.

The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Seventy percent of people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over half of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. You can, of course, just grow house plants inside or on your balcony.

Once it was only the very wealthy who had a garden. You can still see the huge gardens that surround historic houses such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. Ordinary people used their land to produce food to eat or sell, or grew herbs to make medicine.

In the nineteenth century, however, gardening became a hobby. About the same time, better transport meant people could buy different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers, onions and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they grew wild in other countries before.

In many villages and towns there are competitions for the best looked-after gardens. This year the winner was a little village in Northern Ireland. It’s already won four prizes for its beauty. People also take part in competitions to grow the largest vegetables, but don’t expect to win. Britain’s biggest carrot is almost six meters long!

A newspaper asked people what they grew in their gardens. Look at the diagram which shows their answers.

1.Most of the British love to spend time in _____.

A. fishing B. hunting C. gardening D. farming

2.Only ____ houses in Britain don’t have a garden.

A. 10% B. 20% C. 50% D. 70%

3.Chatsworth House and Castle Howard are examples to show that ______.

A. people feel it important to spend time in the garden

B. only rich people had a garden in old days

C. the big gardens have lasted for a long time

D. there are vegetables and plants in the gardens

4.The winner of the competitions for best gardens this year was from _____.

A. England B. Wales C. Northern Ireland D. India

5.According to the diagram, more people prefer to grow _____ than potatoes.

A. roses B. tomatoes C. herbs D. strawberries

6.The underlined words “better transport” refers to the following except ______.

A. by train B. by sea C. by car D. by bike