My friend Jason is fourteen now. He has two brothers and three sisters. His father works in a　 1　 factory and his mother is a nurse. They work harder but are paid　 2　 and they’re often worried about the 　3　 and clothes.

Jason always wears old clothes and　 4　 a broken bag. He has to help his mother to do some washing and cleaning and has no　 5　 to do his lessons at home. So he usually　 6　 the teachers carefully in class and asks them some questions. It’s　 7　 for him to finish his homework at school and he tries to do more　 8　 after school. But it doesn’t interfere with (影响) his studies and he’s always the top of our　 9　 .

Barry, whose father is a dentist (牙科医生), always wears expensive and　 10　 clothes. He likes to show off his riches(炫耀富有) to us though he often　 11　 in the examinations. He is jealous of (妒忌) Jason’s　 12　 and tries his best to make fun of him. My friend knows him well and doesn’t　 13　 it.

Winter has come and we all wear new and　 14　 coat. But Jason’s coat is old and his shoes are　 15　 .

“How miserly(吝啬的)your father is?” Barry　 16　 Jason in the classroom one day. “He’s a shoemaker 　17　 you wear such shoes!”

“But I think your father is　 18　 miserly, ” said Jason. “He’s a rich dentist but your eight-month-old brother has only a few　 19　 !”

Having heard this, Barry’s face turned red and　 20　 .

16. Hard work________ success and failure often _____ laziness.

A. leads to, lies in　　 B. lies in; lead to

C. lies to, leads to　　 D. leads in; lies in

15. By the time he _____ the station, the bus _______

A. got to, left　　　 B. reached, had left

C. arrived, has been away　　 D. comes to, had left

14. Whatever you say, I shall _____ my opinion.

A. carry out　　 B. keep up　 C. insist on　　 D. stick to

13. _______ he will go to work in a mountain village surprises all of us.

A. What　　　 B. That　　 C. Whether　　 D. If

12. ______ we can’t get seems better than ______ we have.

A. What; that　　 B. What; what　　 C. That; that　　　 D. That; what

11. ______ we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.

A. If　　　 B. Whether　　　 C. That　　　 D. Where

10. _____ made the school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What; because　　　 B. What; that

C. That; what　　　　 D. That; because