Hello, my friends!

   I am Jerry. I am fifteen years old now. I am in Grade Nine in Eyer Middle School in Canada. I like watching movies on1.        (周末). My favorite color is2.      (绿色). And I enjoy traveling because I can see beautiful sights and meet different people. I have visited China3.    （两次）. How is it in China now? Do you get a lot of4.     (雪) this winter? We have it5.    (几乎)every week in Canada. So sometimes I am6.       (迟到) for school. It may7.     (听起来) terrible, right? I am waiting for spring to come! It seems to begin to get8.      (温暖), but there are still yellow9.      (树叶) in my garden. I hope spring comes soon. When flowers come out , I will go outside with my10.       (哥哥) and his friends. How about you ? What are you going to do in spring ?

                                                                        Jerry

My Grandpa Will Pay the Bill

   Charlie had to return to his hometown．He   1   all his money in dancing and traveling．He got into trouble and had little money to pay for his   2   ．He wrote a letter to his parents，but they didn’t answer．He   3   some money from his friends and bought a ticket for the train．

    Now the young man knows his father is ill   4   and his mother has to look after him there．They didn’t   5   him at all．Their small shop was，of course，closed．

   “We’ve paid a lot of money for the   6   ，”said Charlie’s father．“I can’t give you any money now．Open our shop tomorrow and it’ll be   7   to you，I think．”

  The young man thought it reasonable(有道理的)and agreed．He   8    four pairs of shoes and got some money on the first day．The next morning，a very   9   girl came in the shop．He watched her carefully while she was   10   a pair of shoes．And then she asked，“How much are they?”

   “A kiss a pair，”   11    the smirking(嬉皮笑脸的)young man．“That’s fair(公平的)，”said the girl．“I’ll   12   two pairs．”

    Charlie brought two pairs of shoes and handed them to her．And then he   13  the counter(柜台)and came up to the girl．She wasn’t   14   at all．Pointing to an old man who was standing outside，she said．“Wait a minute．My grandpa will pay the   15   ！”

1．A．used               B．made            C．spent            D．planned

2．A．books             B．car               C．drinks           D．food

3．A．borrowed       B．stole             C．lent              D．found

4．A．at home          B．in hospital    C．at school        D．in town

5．A．listen to          B．hear from      C．meet with     D．look after

6．A．tickets            B．presents        C．operation      D．wine

7．A．helpful    B．friendly         C．safe              D．useless

8．A．lost               B．broke          C．produced      D．sold

9．A．short              B．pretty                  C．fat                D．healthy

10．A．choosing        B．repairing       C．washing        D．touching

11．A．asked            B．expected       C．wondered    D．answered

12．A．order            B．double          C．take             D．return

13．A．reached          B．left               C．knocked at    D．stood on

14．A．surprised      B．shy               C．pleased         D．afraid

15．A．bill               B．word            C．menu            D．show