Mr. Perkin did not like to be different from other people, so he always tried to wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and do the same things after work as others.

One day Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop. As he watched the cars go by, he noticed that many of them were new Beta 400s and most of them were yellow.

The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new bright yellow Beta 400s. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.

Mr. Perkin parked his car near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s that Mr. Perkin didn’t know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people gave him a strange look which he didn’t like, so he stopped.

  Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until there was only one yellow Beta 400S left.

1.Beta 400s is a _____of car.

A. size               B. plate            C. part       D. number

2._____, so he bought a new bright yellow car.

A. Mr. Perkin hated his car to be the same as others.

B. Mr. Perkin liked his car to be the same as others

C. Mr. Perkin wanted his car to be different from others

D. Mr. Perkin liked driving a car

3.Mr. Perkin was even more pleased with his new car when he was ____.

A. in front of other cars               B. Behind other cars

C. on both sides of other cars          D. in the middle of other cars like his

4.Mr. Perkin tried his key in some of the cars _____.

A. because he wanted to find his car in this way

B. because he wanted to steal a car like his

C. because he wanted to make jokes with others

D. because he had got a wrong key

5.Finally Mr. Perkin _____.

A. lost his car                     B. got a wrong car

C. stole a car                      D. found his own car

Some of the students are nearsighted______they spend too much time watching TV or playing online games.

阅读理解

Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time job, so she had to get up at five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl.

Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.

In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips(小费).

Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.

Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more soon. Some day, if she got more customers, perhaps Grace could win a prize(奖赏) for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.What was Grace’s part-time job?

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2. There is a word “customers” in the third paragraph. Please translate it into Chinese. _____

3. Why did Grace choose a part-time job?

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4. From the story, we know customers liked ____ people to work for them.

5. What do you think of Grace?

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