8. A. take　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　　 D. get

7. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

6. A. now　　　　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　　　　　 D. only

5. A. newspaper　　 B. bikes　　　　　　　　 C. computers　　　　 D. tools

4. A. because　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　 D. after

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

2. A. said　　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　 D. spoke

1. A. teachers　　　　 B. parents　　　　　　　 C. classmates　　　　 D. friends

10．　　　 D。don’t have to do sth = needn’t do sth 意为“不必干某事”。

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Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 　1　 　for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He 　2　 　about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors (邻居). But this was not 　3　 . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 　4　 　he had no tools (工具) to do the work with.

　　　 Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) 　5　 . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer 　6　 　away. I could pay 　7　 　it a little each week. He ran to 　8　 　up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 　9　 　to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job (工作) took 　10　 　three hours each night. Dick 　11　 　him the phone number of the newspaper manager (经理).

　　　 Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother 　12　 　he thought, she 　13　 .“I think it is a 　14　 　idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

　　　 “Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

　　　 Joe’s mother smiled 　15　 .

9．C。at breakfast为固定结构，意为“在吃早饭”。