Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 　1 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 　2 it any' more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 　3 hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 　4　 .

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 　5 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 　6 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 　7 . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and　 8 said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 　9 , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 　10 question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a 　11 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 　12 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 　13　 ."

Charlie was 　14　 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 　15 but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more 　16 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 　17　 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 　18 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 　19　 ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 　20 are you?

1. A. made　　　　　　　 B. became　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　　 D. kept

2. A. take　　　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　　 　C. get　　　　　　　　 D. put

3. A. enjoy　　　　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　　 C. repay　　　　　　　 D. value

4. A. unusual　　　　　　 B. unfair　　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　　 D. selfless

5. A. rest　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. effect　　　　　　　 D. effort

6. A. competition　　　　 B. relationship　　　　　 C. difference　　　　　 D. distance

7. A. following　　　　　 B. finding　　　　　　 C. shopping　　　　　　 D. searching

8. A. still　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　 　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. only

9. A. offer　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　 D. repeat

10. A. difficult　　　　　　 B. familiar　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　 D. simple

11. A. total　　　　　　　 B. lot　　　　　　 　　C. pile　　　　　　　　 D. number

12. A. taken　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　　　　　 D. heard

13. A. value　　　　　　　 B. quality　　　　　　　 C. condition　　　　　　 D. shape

14. A. struck　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　 D. encouraged

15. A. stay　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　 D. leave

16. A. important　　　 B. intelligent　　　　 C. successful　　　　　　 D. hardworking

17. A. time　　　　　　　 B. depth　　　　 　C. need　　　　　　　　 D. common

18. A. while　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. since

19. A. see　　　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　 D. win

20. A. hopeful　　　　　 B. thoughtful　　　　　 C. helpful　　　　　　 D. meaningful

    Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the corner where the newspapers    2   . The newspapers were delivered to the corner    3   at midnight. He always    4   a wagon (货车) to carry them.

    In the winter it is still dark    5   he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 　　6   . Billy must deliver (递送) the newspapers to the house of people on his    7   in all kinds of    8   . He tries    9   each paper on the porch (门廊；走廊)    10   it will be   11   wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips.

　　 Billy earns about $70 per month, and he is saving some of money to go college. He    12      　　 13   on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to    14   money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day, Billy has to   15   at night. Sometimes, when Billy is　　 16   , his older brother has to deliver the newspapers. 　　17   , Billy’s father had to help.

　　 Billy has seventy    18    now, but he hopes to get more soon. Someday, if he gets more customers, Billy might win a prize    19  an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip    20   Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1. A. rush-time　　    B. spare-time      C. full-time　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. part-time

2. A. have been    　　  B. were　　       C. will be　　　　   　　   D. are

3. A. with truck    　　  B. on truck　　    C. by truck　　　　  　　   D. in truck

4. A. takes　　　　     B. brings　　      C. carries　　　　   　　   D. lifts

5. A. that　　　　  　　 B. when　　      C. in which　　　　 　　   D. which

6. A. sunny　　    　　 B. dusk　　　　   C. light　　　　    　　   D. midnight

7. A. road　　　　 　　 B. route　　　　 C. way　　　　   　　   D. direction

8. A. weather　　       B. ways　　　　 C. climate　　　　 　　   D. distance

9. A. putting　　        B. to put　　    &nbs
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p; C. to have put　　  　　   D. having put

10. A. where　　       B. to which　　    C. on that　　　　  　　   D. when

11. A. kept on　　    B. protected from C. put off　　　　   　　   D. picked out

12. A. spends　　      B. costs　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　 　　   D. takes

13. A. some　　　　   B. the rest　　     C. much　　　　    　　   D. more

14. A. borrow　　    B. get　　　　   C. offer　　　　　　 　　   D. collect

15. A. deliver newspapers　　    　　　　　　 B. get the money

   C. visit his customers　　　　 　　　　   D. collect the money

16. A. lazy　　　　     B. sick　　　　    C. free　　　　    　　   D. in

17. A. Often　　　　   B. Once　　       C. Usually　　　　 　　   D. Always

18. A. dollars　　　　 B. newspapers     C. customers　　   　　   D. friends

19. A. for　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to

20. A. for　　　　      B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to