Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 1 job which gets him 2 every morning at five o'clock. He is a 3 .
Each morning, Billy 4 the house at 5:15 to go to the corner 5 the newspapers are. The newspapers were delivered to the 6 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to carry them.
In the 7 it is still dark when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 8 . Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route 9 all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 10 on the porch (门廊) where “will be protected from 11 and rain or snow. His 12 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 13 .
Billy 14 about $70 per month, and he is 15 some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 16 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 17 money from his customers. Since many of them 18 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 19 . Sometimes, when Billy is 20 his elder brother has to 21 the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help.
Billy has seventy customers now, 22 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets 23 more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an out standing newspaper boy. He wants to win a 24 to Europe, but he will also be happy 25 he wins a new bicycle.
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On Sunday, the day after my second visit to the Saturn store, my wife, Jane, said, “I don’t know if you remember, but today’s my fifth anniversary of being cancer-free.” She had been 36 with breast cancer five years ago and undergone surgery. I was 37 that I had forgotten.
The next day, Jane went to work and I called Saturn to 38 her a new car. I knew she had always wanted a 39 car. The sales consultant at Saturn said he had one left 40 he couldn’t guarantee it’d still be available because they were 41 fast. I said I’d take my 42 and asked him to put it in the showroom.
At 9:30 Saturday morning I turned into the Saturn parking lot. “What are you doing?” Jane asked 43 . “You promised me we’d get home 44 .”
But no sooner had we stepped into the store than Jane 45 the little white Saturn coupe(双门轿车). “Oh, what a pretty car,” she said. “I’d love the new car.”
46 she let out a scream. A sign stood on the hood(车篷)of the car and it said “ 47 , Jane. This car is yours. Let’s celebrate 48 . From Milt, Billy and Team Saturn”
Jane collapsed in my arms and 49 . I was in tears too. There was 50 in the store. Our sales consultant had 51 it so that we could share the moment alone. Even so, people were standing outside the windows. When Jane collapsed in my arms, I saw everybody outside 52 .
Over the years, I’ve told this story across the world as an example of excellent 53 . A woman in San Francisco heard it. She called 54 long distance and bought a new car.
It’s like what a Saturn sales consultant said: “It’s only the 55 told about us that differentiate(区别)us in the market place.”
36. A. infected B. diagnosed C. linked D. associated
37. A. astonished B. concerned C. embarrassed D. convinced
38. A. buy B. give C. show D. deliver
39. A. new B. pretty C. private D. white
40. A. although B. but C. because D. if
41. A. selling B. running C. changing D. updating
42. A. wife B. money C. chances D. order
43. A. eagerly B. delightedly C. excitedly D. angrily
44. A. right away B. tonight C. tomorrow D. this afternoon
45. A. bought B. spotted C. selected D. reserved
46. A. Curiously B. Naturally C. Suddenly D. Deliberately
47. A. Congratulations B. Thanks C. Sorry D. Welcome
48. A. marriage B. friendship C. love D. life
49. A. smiled B. cried C. screamed D. apologized
50. A. no one B. someone C. a customer D. a consultant
51. A. decorated B. confirmed C. made D. arranged
52. A. laugh B. sigh C. applaud D. leave
53. A. service B. business C. attitude D. promotion
54. A. Billy B. Jane C. me D. Saturn
55. A. lies B. stories C. truth D. facts
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I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was 31 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. 32 , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to 33 an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention 34 his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so 35 teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had 36 about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the 37 letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League _ 38 in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no 39 that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was __40 down south and I had offers 41 for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family 42 .
One week 43 the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a 44 to make--- one that went 45 beyond the choice of 46 to attend university.
In August, I 47 and drove north to Providence. It took several months to 48 that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the 49 I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about 50 it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
31. A. confusing B. disturbing C. appealing D. amusing
32. A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally
33. A. leave B. start C. finish D. attend
34. A. in B. at C. on D. from
35. A. special B. crazy C. wrong D. normal
36. A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued
37. A. description B. rejection C. application D. acceptance
38. A. constructed B. assessed C. assisted D. informed
39. A. point B. use C. doubt D. need
40. A. left B. sent C. exposed D. employed
41. A. waiting B. asking C. hoping D. searching
42. A. tradition B. connection C. reputation D. expectation
43. A. before B. after C. at D. since
44. A. plan B. decision C. rule D. promise
45. A. out B. away C. far D. deep
46. A. when B. where C. whether D. how
47. A. got up B. packed up C. looked up D. turned up
48. A. foresee B. imagine C. realize D. consider
49. A. chances B. position C. equipment D. tools
50. A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices
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“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to __1__ and go to school.” said the clock-robot __2___ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was ___3__. While he was eating, the whole wall __4__ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do __5__ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV __6___. When he finished eating, the ___7___ gave him his clothes very fast and __8___ him. Then Billy went off to school. When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ___9__ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be __10___ you to school every day. Now would you please ___11__ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ___12___ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will __13__ your homework today __14___ you will have a very, very important lesson to ___15__ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so. The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) __16___ student. All of your homework is __17___.” When they ___18__ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and __19___ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but __20___ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...” 1. A. get up B. show up C. take up D. dress up 2. A. in B. on C. with D. by 3. A. angry B. amazed C. worried D. quick 4. A. changed for B. became of C. looked like D. turned into 5. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 6. A. show B. screen C. set D. box 7. A. driver-robot B. clock-robot C. kitchen-robot D. clothes-robot 8. A. dressed B. cleaned C. pushed D. pleased 9. A. teacher B. student C. robot D. driver 10. A. driving B. accommodating C. loading D. holding 11. A. give B. show C. send D. lend 12. A. teacher B. driver C. robot D. car 13. A. check B. prepare C. inspect D. do 14. A. if B. when C. but D. because 15. A. miss B. learn C. study D. check 16. A. energetic B. optimistic C. great D. handsome 17. A. easy B. difficult C. correct D. wrong 18. A. rushed in B. got to C. turned to D. left off 19. A. took B. found C. made D. kept 20. A. easy B. important C. boring D. influential |
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