John and Booby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted（提升）Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee（雇员）. John could not take it any more, so he sent his resignation(辞职信) and complained that the boss did not value（重视）hard working workers but only promoted those who said good words of him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for telling me, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much per kg, John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said only one person sold watermelons. $1.2 for a kg, $10 for 10kg and his watermelons added up to 340. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the south two days ago and they were fresh, red and good quality.
John was surprised and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to go away but to learn from Bobby.
The story tells us that a more successful person is more concerned and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?
【小题1】John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.

Helen listened carefully _________ she might discover exactly what John wanted.

A. so as that     B. in order that        C. in order to        D. so as to

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。
【小题1】John wanted to face the _______(挑战)and solve the problem.
【小题2】For historical_________(建筑)you have to go older but smaller towns.
【小题3】At first I want to ________(解释)this thing to you.
【小题4】Nothing is wasted, and everything is_______(重新利用).　
【小题5】________(同时)you have to prepare the next question.
【小题6】He wants to see art from all over the world,_______(包括)some from China.
【小题7】My ________(最喜欢的) subject is Chinese. 
【小题8】Someone enjoys_________(打断)others whenever they want.
【小题9】He was born and brought up in Chinese, but he speaks English _________(流利地).
【小题10】He gave us some _________(信息) about the matter happened recently.

Helen listened carefully _________ she might discover exactly what John wanted.

1. A.
   so as that
2. B.
   in order that
3. C.
   in order to
4. D.
   so as to

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the    36   and they said he must earn it. But   37    ? He thought about this as he walked home.      38   many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could   39   away snow for the neighbors. But this was   40   . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no    41   to do the work    42   .

    Then he   43   one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could    44    that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike    45    away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to    46    up with Dick. John asked a lot of    47    about having a paper    48    . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job   49   about three hours each   50   . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.

    John    51    flew home. After he had explained his   52   , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great   53   ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”

    “Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call.    54    , I’m going to be a   55  now.”

1.A. money      B. chance           C. permission       D. bike

2.A. when           B. where.           C. why          D. how

3.A. Few            B. A few            C. Not          D. No

4.A. get            B. take         C. throw            D. clear

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

6.A. time           B. tool         C. way          D. friends

7.A. with           B. for.         C. at               D. by

8.A. saw            B. heard            C. learned      D. discovered

9.A. do         B. make         C. deliver          D. seize

10.A. far           B. right            C. out          D. back

11.A. keep          B. set          C. look         D. catch

12.A. news          B. questions        C. information      D. problems

13.A. trade         B. business     C. route            D. shop

14.A. paid          B. wasted           C. spent            D. took

15.A. mornings      B. night            C. week         D. newspaper

16.A. almost            B. quickly      C. even         D. obviously

17.A. dictionary        B. suggestions      C. act          D. plan

18.A. mistake           B. fun          C. dream            D. idea

19.A. Above all B. More or less C. After all    D. As a matter of fact

20.A. reporter      B. businessman  C. newspaper        D. salesman