After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store. She wanted to work as    1  .   The manager of the store said to Judy, “We don’t want an assistant now. But we have one job. Would you like to be a store detective?’’

    Judy was    2  , “But you see, I’m neither tall nor strong. How can I be a detective?” The manager laughed. “You are just right for the job. You don’t look like a detective. You look like a customer(顾客). That’s what we want.” He went on to say, “If you see a customer steal something, wait    3   he is outside the store. Then stop him.We’11 call the police.’’

    Judy decided to work as a store detective. Each day she    4   around the store, watching the customers. One day, Judy saw someone who looked like a businessman in the store. The assistant showed the man watches made     5   Japan.

    After that, the assistant turned to another customer. Just then, the man put two watches on his arm. He wore a coat so    6   could find that. He put two more watches on himself before the assistant turned back. “I  7    these watches,” said the man.

    The man walked as   8   as possible out of the front door. Judy followed him outside and then shouted, “Stop! I saw you steal four watches….” The man began to run. Judy ran after him. She cried out, “Stop that thief!” A policeman at the comer caught the man and later, a police car took the thief   9    .

    The manager of the store was   10   of Judy. He said, “Good work, Judy. You are an excellent detective.’’

1. A. a driver           B. a detective         C. a policewoman        D. an assistant

2. A. pleased           B. surprised           C. excited              D. sad 

3. A. while             B. when              C. until                D. for

4. A. jumped           B. walked             C. ran                 D. showed         

5. A. of               B. from               C. in                  D. to

6. A. nobody           B. somebody          C. anybody             D. everybody

7. A.1ike              B. will buy            C. don’t like            D. have

8. A. sadly             B. early              C. exactly              D. quickly

9. A. away             B. off                C. out                 D. up

10. A. afraid            B. proud              C. full                 D. tired

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
【小题1】How old was Joyce?
A. Seven.           B. Eight.        C. Nine.         
【小题2】Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
【小题3】What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.   
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
【小题4】How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.
【小题5】 How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad.      B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?

Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.

Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.

When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

1.How old was Joyce?

A. Seven.           B. Eight.         C. Nine.         

2.Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

A. Because she had no money.

B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.

C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.

3.What was Joyce’s idea?

A. Doing part-time jobs.   

B. Collecting waste things and selling them.

C. Asking her best friend for help.

4.How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.

5. How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

A. Very sad.       B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.