Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 1 job which gets him 2 at five o'clock every morning. He is a 3 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 4 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the 5 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In 6 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 7 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 8 , rain or snow. His 9  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 10 .
Billy 11 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 12 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 13 money from his customers. Since many of them 14 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 15 . Sometimes, when Billy is 16 , his older brother has to 17 the newspapers. Once  Billy's father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 18 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 19 to Europe, but he will also be happy 20 he wins a new bicycle.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      full-time
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      part-time
2. 2.
   1. A.
      indoors
   2. B.
      outdoors
   3. C.
      down
   4. D.
      up
3. 3.
   1. A.
      schoolboy
   2. B.
      newspaper boy
   3. C.
      cowboy（牛仔）
   4. D.
      clever boy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      whether
5. 5.
   1. A.
      house
   2. B.
      porch(门廊)
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      corner
6. 6.
   1. A.
      autumn
   2. B.
      winter
   3. C.
      morning
   4. D.
      summer
7. 7.
   1. A.
      newspaper
   2. B.
      magazine
   3. C.
      letter
   4. D.
      email
8. 8.
   1. A.
      air
   2. B.
      wind
   3. C.
      water
   4. D.
      fire
9. 9.
   1. A.
      teachers
   2. B.
      parents
   3. C.
      bosses（老板们）
   4. D.
      customers(顾客们)
10. 10.
    1. A.
       books
    2. B.
       some bread
    3. C.
       a new bike
    4. D.
       tips（小费）
11. 11.
    1. A.
       makes
    2. B.
       saves
    3. C.
       spends
    4. D.
       pays
12. 12.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       at
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       on
13. 13.
    1. A.
       give
    2. B.
       borrow
    3. C.
       collect
    4. D.
       catch
14. 14.
    1. A.
       play
    2. B.
       study
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       rest
15. 15.
    1. A.
       in the morning
    2. B.
       at night
    3. C.
       in the afternoon
    4. D.
       at noon
16. 16.
    1. A.
       sick
    2. B.
       angry
    3. C.
       at school
    4. D.
       sad
17. 17.
    1. A.
       carry
    2. B.
       collect
    3. C.
       deliver
    4. D.
       sell
18. 18.
    1. A.
       then
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       for
19. 19.
    1. A.
       trip
    2. B.
       car
    3. C.
       bicycle
    4. D.
       job
20. 20.
    1. A.
       because
    2. B.
       whether
    3. C.
       unless
    4. D.
       if

A few days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped to ask me 1 ．I decided to tell him how to get to the destination，but to my surprise ，he coldly 2 my offer．I asked him why．Finally he told me he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way．

Money! I 5 deep into thought．Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ，it cannot be 7 with good or bad．

The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it．

Nowadays，we have a more 9 material life than ever before,but we’re becoming more and more 10 Why? In my opinion，the 11 is the change in people’s personal 12 .They wrongly think that 13 money should be their only aim in life，so they 　14　 　all kinds of ways they can to 15 this aim．

They are afraid of being 16 and fooled．If everyone thinks like this，17 will our society be like? Needless to say，money is becoming more and more important in our society， 18 it shouldn’t be the “be-all and end— all” of life．If a person only concentrates(全神贯注)on 19 　,he will be lonely and void(空虚)，and even make very serious mistakes．

It is up to us to make our lives happy，not money．We should try our best to help others 20 and freely．If everyone does so，our society will be better and better．　

1. A. questions　　　　 B. directions 　 　　C. problems　　　　 D.instructions

2. A. agreed　　　　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. received 　　 D. refused

3. A. afraid　　 　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. sorry　　　　 　 D. curious

4. A. stopped　　　　　 B. helped 　　　　 C. asked 　　 　　D. explained

5. A. kept 　　　　 　　B. felt　　　　　 　 C. fell　 　 　　　　D. dropped

6. A. sense　　　　 　 B. value 　 　　C. life 　　　　　　 D. problem

7. A. connected　　　　 B. judged　　　　　 C. joined　 　　　　 D. appeared

8. A. lies in　　　 　 B. depends on 　　 C. 1eads to　　　　 D. smooths in

9. A. powerful　　　　　 B. realistic 　　　 C. plentiful 　　　 D. healthy

10. A. ugly—looking　　 B. stubborn　　　 　 C. cold—hearted 　 D. warm-hearted

11. A. creature　　　　 　 B. attitude　　　　 C. man 　　　　　　 D. key

12. A. actions　　　　　 　 B. habits 　　　　 C. values 　　　　 D. fame

13. A. earning　 　 　　B. carrying　　　　 C. spending　　　　 D. taking　

14. A. come up with 　 B. pick out　　　 　 C. take away 　　D.carry away

15. A. shoot 　　　 　　B. recognize　　　　 C. take 　　　　 　　D. realize

16 A. followed　　　　　 　 B. discovered 　　 C. approached 　 　　D.cheated

17. A. what　 　　　 　　B. how　　 　　　 C. that　 　　　　D. which

18. A. or　 　　　　　 B. if 　　 　　　　　 C. but 　　　　 　　D. and

19. A. society 　　　　　　 B. nature 　　　 　　C. money　　 　　　 D. life

20. A. whole-heartedly　　 B. mainly 　　　　　 C. obviously 　　D. separately

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　　Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 1 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 2 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way.

　　Money! I 5 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ; it can not be 7 with good or bad . The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it.

　　At present, we have a more 9 material life than ever before, but we're becoming more and more 10 . Why? In my opinion, the 11 is the change in people's personal 12 . They wrongly believe that 13 money should be their only aim in life, so they 14 all sorts of ways they can to 15 this aim.

　　They are afraid of being 16 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 17 he like?

　　Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 18 it shouldn't be the “be-all and end-all ”of life. If a person only concentrates(全神贯注)on 19 , he will be lonely and void(空虚), and even go astray(犯错误).

　　It is important for us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 20 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.

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　　Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 1 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 2 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way.

　　Money! I 5 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ; it cannot be 7 with good or bad.

　　The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it.

　　At present, we have a more 9 material life than ever before, but we're becoming more and more 10 . Why? In my opinion, the 11 is the change in people's personal 12 . They wrongly believe that 13 money should be their only aim in life, so they 14 all sorts of ways they can to 15 this aim.

　　They are afraid of being 16 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 17 be like?

　　Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 18 it shouldn't be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person only concentrates (全神贯注) on 19 , he will be lonely and void (空虚), and even go astray (犯错误).

　　It is important for us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 20 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.

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