I could hardly speak．我简直说不出话来.——青夏教育精英家教网—

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really       memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.
My small hands could      get the mail without using a key! I could never       to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my      . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I        going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my      with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we       up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going       the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small     caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China       sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe       we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write        a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and      my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had      the post office all these years. Today I      send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 1. for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He 2. about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 3. . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens 4.he had no tools to do the work with.

Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering 5. . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could 6. get the computer right away I could pay 7. it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe 8. him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 9.to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took 10. three hours each night. Dick 11. him the phone number of the newspaper manager

Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother 12. he thought, she 13. . "I think it

is a 14. idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."

"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.

Joe's mother smiled 15. .

16. A．teachers B．parents C．classmates D．friends

17. A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke

18. A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

19. A．because B．when C．while D．after

20. A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．cars

21.A still B. even C. yet D. never

22. A．on B．to C．of D．for

23. A．answered B．asked C．wrote D．read

24. A．friendly B．kind C．possible D．wrong

25. A．at B．about C．before D．after

26. A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked

27. A．that B．when C．what D．where

28. A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．worried

29. A．big B．large C．great D．bad

30. A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily

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Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.
Some find that they can’t do without people.
“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.
With others, food always comes first.
“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.
Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.
Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”
Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.
Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.
So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）
【小题1】To Adrian Fernandez, is the most important.

【小题2】How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?