There's no doubt that tomatoes are one of the most popular foods around.But is the tomato a fruit!？Or are we eating vegetables？They're one of the easiest vegetables to grow at home.Or is it easiest fruit？Good tomatoes taste like sunshine,and that should be all we need to know.It turns out,though,that defining whether a food is a fruit or a vegetable isn't as simple as it might seem.
Farmers,chefs,and lawyers all have different answers to this question.It may seem simple to us.Eat it for lunch？Vegetable,Eat it for dessert？Fruit!But it's not that easy.There are legal definitions of fruits and vegetables,as well as scientific ones.Tomatoes fit the scientific definition of fruits as they form from a flower and contain seeds.So botanically（植物学上），tomatoes are fruits.However,the way we eat them and treat them in cooking means that they also fall into the legal kind of vegetables.
In 1893，to avoid paying the fee,a decision made by the Supreme Court stated that tomatoes should be classified as a vegetable instead of a fruit for the purpose of trade.
Why are tomatoes fruits？To answer the question "Is the tomato a fruit？" let's look at the definition of fruit.According to Merriam-Webster,fruits are "the usually eatable reproductive body of a seed plant,especially：one having a sweet pulp（果肉）." The actual tomato plant is a seed plant that grows the red,eatable tomatoes people know and love.Although tomatoes aren't known for being as sweet as other fruits like peaches,they're not as bitter as some vegetables.With this definition in mind,everything from peppers to cucumbers are also fruit,while potatoes are not.It's an interesting fact that potatoes are actually distant relatives of the tomato.However,as root vegetables,they don't fit the "fruit of the vine（藤）" definition that makes tomatoes a fruit.



What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about tomatoes？ ______

A. They are a kind of vegetable.
B. They are easy to grow at home.
C. They taste good and are popular foods.
D. Whether they are fruits or vegetables is hard to tell.

What can we say about the definition of tomatoes in paragraph 2？ ______

A. Legally speaking,tomatoes are a kind of fruit.
B. If eaten for dessert,tomatoes are regarded as vegetables.
C. When eaten for lunch,tomatoes are regarded as vegetables.
D. Scientifically speaking,tomatoes are a kind of vegetables.

What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3？ ______

A. Introduce the theme of the text.
B. Provide some advice for readers.
C. Introduce a new topic for discussion.
D. Add some background information.

In which section of a newspaper can you read the text？ ______

A. Environment.
B. Fashion.
C. Science.
D. Economy.