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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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1996, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very __1__ and it was snowing, but I was too excited to __2__. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my __3__. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the __4__ time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made __5__. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.

　　__6__ my friend had left, I went to a __7__ near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a single __8__ of English, I couldn't tell the __9__ what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some __10__, but the waiter didn't __11__ me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was __12__. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __13__ I came to Times Square with its cinemas, theatres, neonlights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I __14__ to walk around the city. I wanted to see __15__ on my first day. I knew it was __16__, but I wanted to try.

　　When I returned to the hotel, I was __17__, but I couldn't __18__ because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens（警笛）during the night. I lay __19__ and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of __20__ and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

　　Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5∶15 in the afternoon and I __1__ along the road to __2__ my daughter from school. Our plan was to go __3__ together. I had finished work at 4 o'clock and then __4__ to the post office. Then I'd stopped my car at a shop __5__ some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat after our swim.

I was driving along a high road on my way __6__. Over my road was another path for cars coming the other way. I drove __7__ so I put the bag of apples in the seat beside me and started to eat one.

Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move __8__. I slowed down. Then my car started __9__！ I didn't know what was happening. __10__ something had gone wrong with my car. I drove __11__ slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars __12__ me.

I __13__ myself in the dark. I couldn't move. All around me was __14__. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could __15__ the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then a team of people had come to see if anyone was under the __16__ road.

“__17__ are you doing？” asked the helper. “Not too bad，” I said, “but my feet and legs __18__ as if they're broken.” “We'll have you out of there just as __19__ as we can.” They didn't get me out __20__ the morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.

1．A.was walking 　　　 B．was running

　 C．was driving 　　 D．was singing

2．A.bring 　　　　 B．take

　 C．carry 　　　 D．fetch

3．A.swimming 　　 B．shopping

　 C．boating 　 　　　 D．fishing

4．A.gone 　　　　　　 B．went

　 C．walked 　　　　 D．run

5．A.buy 　　　　　 B．buying

　 C．getting 　　　　 D．to get

6．A.to school 　　　　 B．to the school

　 C．to the swimming pool D．home

7．A.happy 　　　　 B．excited

　 C．hungry 　　　　 D．worried

8．A.here and there 　 B．now and then

　 C．from side to side 　 D．up and down

9．A.shook 　　　　 B．to shake

　 C．to tremble 　　 D．trembling

10．A.Perhaps 　　　　 B．Surely

　 C．Suddenly 　　 D．Immediately

11．A.more 　　　　 B．very

　 C．even 　　　　 D．too

12．A.in front 　　 　 B．in the front

　 C．in the front of D．in front of

13．A.found 　　　 B．saw

　 C．found out 　 D．discovered

14．A.noisy 　　　 B．quiet

　 C．nice 　　　　 D．strange

15．A.see 　　　　　　 B．hold

　 C．catch 　　　 D．reach

16．A.break 　　　 B．broke

　 C．broken 　　　　 D．breaking

17．A.What 　　　　 B．How

　 C．When 　　　　 D．Where

18．A.feel 　　　　　　 B．look

　 C．seem 　　　　 D．appear

19．A.fast 　　　　　　 B．hurried

　 C．soon 　　　　 D．possibly

20．A.on 　　　　　 B．to

　 C．until 　　　 D．after

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　　I arrived in the United States on February 6,1997, and I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane (1) at Kennedy Airport at three o' clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was (2) excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I (3) a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared (4) astonishment (惊奇,惊愕)at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼 )and their (5) beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then (6) me because he (7) go back to work. He (8) to return the next day.

　　 (9) my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I (10) speak a word of English, I couldn't (11) ,the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and (12) to make some gestures, (13) the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I (14) the same thing the man (15) the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway (16) I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge (17) people. I didn't feel tired so I continued to walk (18) the city. When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep because I (19) hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛)during the night. I (20) awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to speak English.

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