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Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would 1_____, as the lights had turned red. 2_____, the car was going too 3_____ and Tom soon 4_____ that it couldn’t stop in time. He 5_____ to move out of its 6_____ but it was too late. Tom was 7____ down by the red car and lay 8_____ dead on the road. Passers-by 9______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was 10_____for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, 11____one of the men had written down the 12_____ of the car, which he 13_____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）.

At the same time, Tom was taken to the 14_____ and his parents were called for. They were very 15_____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his 16____. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he 17_____ die. But on the fourth day Tom 18____ and spoke softly. His parents were 19_____. The police by then had 20_____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

1. A. start           B. stop             C. move         D. break

2. A. Unfortunately    B. Obviously       C. Besides        D. However

3. A. fast            B. slow            C. far            D. late

4. A. understood      B. realized          C. knew          D. recognized

5. A. tried           B. managed         C. failed       D. was able

6. A. road            B. path            C. door        D. way

7. A. put             B. knocked         C. laid         D. thrown

8. A. almost          B. already          C. still         D. obviously

9. A. slowly          B. calmly           C. quickly      D. carefully

10.A. looked          B. called           C. sent         D. asked

11.A. but             B. and             C. or           D. so

12.A. type            B. name            C. number       D. address

13.A. took            B. gave            C. posted        D. sent

14.A. station           B. school          C. hospital       D. home

15.A. angry            B. sad             C. surprised       D. disappointed

16.A. head            B. side            C. body           D. hospital

17.A. must            B. might           C. could          D. should

18.A. felt sick          B. got up          C. fell asleep      D. woke up

19.A. surprised         B. calm            C. glad          D. puzzled

20.A. noticed           B. grasped         C. found         D. followed

阅读文章，了解其大意，然后选择正确选项填空。

Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would 1_____, as the lights had turned red. 2_____, the car was going too 3_____ and Tom soon 4_____ that it couldn’t stop in time. He 5_____ to move out of its 6_____ but it was too late. Tom was 7____ down by the red car and lay 8_____ dead on the road. Passers-by 9______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was 10_____for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, 11____one of the men had written down the 12_____ of the car, which he 13_____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）.

At the same time, Tom was taken to the 14_____ and his parents were called for. They were very 15_____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his 16____. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he 17_____ die. But on the fourth day Tom 18____ and spoke softly. His parents were 19_____. The police by then had 20_____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

1. A. start           B. stop             C. move         D. break

2. A. Unfortunately    B. Obviously       C. Besides        D. However

3. A. fast            B. slow            C. far            D. late

4. A. understood      B. realized          C. knew          D. recognized

5. A. tried           B. managed         C. failed       D. was able

6. A. road            B. path            C. door        D. way

7. A. put             B. knocked         C. laid         D. thrown

8. A. almost          B. already          C. still         D. obviously

9. A. slowly          B. calmly           C. quickly      D. carefully

10.A. looked          B. called           C. sent         D. asked

11.A. but             B. and             C. or           D. so

12.A. type            B. name            C. number       D. address

13.A. took            B. gave            C. posted        D. sent

14.A. station           B. school          C. hospital       D. home

15.A. angry            B. sad             C. surprised       D. disappointed

16.A. head            B. side            C. body           D. hospital

17.A. must            B. might           C. could          D. should

18.A. felt sick          B. got up          C. fell asleep      D. woke up

19.A. surprised         B. calm            C. glad          D. puzzled

20.A. noticed           B. grasped         C. found         D. followed

 Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  36  job which gets him  37  at five o'clock every morning. He is a  38  .

Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  39  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the  40  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.

In  41  , 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  42  on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from  43  , rain or snow. His  44   think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  45  .

Billy  46  about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  47  records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  48  money from his customers. Since many of them  49  during the day, Billy has to collect the money  50  . Sometimes, when Billy is   51  , his older brother has to  52  the newspapers. Once  Billy's father had to help as well.

Billy has seventy customers now,  53  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  54  to Europe, but he will also be happy  55  he wins a new bicycle.

　　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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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1   to get home．Sitting at the front makes you   2   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies． Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3 ．

I try to mind my manners and  4   listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening to．

"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 ．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"