The Tomato

Do you like tomatoes? Although people generally think of and use the tomato as a vegetable, in fact it (NOT BE) one. It's a fruit.
People in Central America (EAT) tomatoes for many thousands of years. However, it was not until the Spanish (ARRIVE) in Mexico in the early 1500s that tomatoes came to Europe. Before that, no one in Europe (EVER SEE) a tomato!
When tomatoes (ONE) appeared in Italy and Britain, many people were scared. Tomatoes (THINK) by many people to be poisonous. They refused to eat (THEY) and grew tomatoes only as plants for decoration. Since then, the tomato (BECOME) extremely popular.
Can you imagine what food today would be like without it?