Jack is a little schoolboy. He lives in a small town in England. His father works in a factory in London. One day his mother   1  him to post a letter to his father.
Jack walked down the street. He didn’t see a letter box on the street. But he really   2  a basket with a sign on it. The sign said, “PUT LITTER IN THIS BASKET”. “I can read,” thought Jack, but he couldn’t   3  the word “letter” right.
Jack dropped the letter in the basket. Then he ran  4  to tell his mother about the basket.
“Oh, no, child!” said his mother, “You put the letter in a basket. That litter basket is   5  old paper and other useless things.”
“Oh,”said Jack,“does the   6  on the basket mean that?”
“Yes, it does,”said his mother,“The word is‘litter’not‘letter’. Now get the letter and post it.”
When Jack got there, a man was putting the old   7  in a truck.
“Stop!”shouted Jack, and he began to tell the man about the letter.
The man helped him to look for the letter. After a while they   8  it.
Then Jack put the   9  in the letter box. He said,“  10  don’t they tell us all the words when we first go to school? Then things like that can’t happen.”

Jack is a little schoolboy. He lives in a small town in England. His father works in a factory in London. One day his mother   1  him to post a letter to his father.

Jack walked down the street. He didn’t see a letter box on the street. But he really   2  a basket with a sign on it. The sign said, “PUT LITTER IN THIS BASKET”. “I can read,” thought Jack, but he couldn’t   3  the word “letter” right.

Jack dropped the letter in the basket. Then he ran  4  to tell his mother about the basket.

“Oh, no, child!” said his mother, “You put the letter in a basket. That litter basket is   5  old paper and other useless things.”

“Oh,”said Jack,“does the   6  on the basket mean that?”

“Yes, it does,”said his mother,“The word is‘litter’not‘letter’. Now get the letter and post it.”

When Jack got there, a man was putting the old   7  in a truck.

“Stop!”shouted Jack, and he began to tell the man about the letter.

The man helped him to look for the letter. After a while they   8  it.

Then Jack put the   9  in the letter box. He said,“  10  don’t they tell us all the words when we first go to school? Then things like that can’t happen.”

Jack is a little schoolboy. He lives in a small town in England. His father works in a factory in London. One day his mother 1 him to post a letter to his father.
Jack walked down the street. He didn’t see a letter box on the street. But he really 2 a basket with a sign on it. The sign said, “PUT LITTER IN THIS BASKET”. “I can read,” thought Jack, but he couldn’t 3 the word “letter” right.
Jack dropped the letter in the basket. Then he ran 4 to tell his mother about the basket.
“Oh, no, child!” said his mother, “You put the letter in a basket. That litter basket is 5 old paper and other useless things.”
“Oh,”said Jack,“does the 6 on the basket mean that?”
“Yes, it does,”said his mother,“The word is‘litter’not‘letter’. Now get the letter and post it.”
When Jack got there, a man was putting the old 7 in a truck.
“Stop!”shouted Jack, and he began to tell the man about the letter.
The man helped him to look for the letter. After a while they 8 it.
Then Jack put the 9 in the letter box. He said,“10 don’t they tell us all the words when we first go to school? Then things like that can’t happen.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      said
   2. B.
      told
   3. C.
      spoke
   4. D.
      talked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      saw
   2. B.
      took
   3. C.
      brought
   4. D.
      watched
3. 3.
   1. A.
      read
   2. B.
      look
   3. C.
      spell
   4. D.
      give
4. 4.
   1. A.
      away
   2. B.
      out
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      from,
5. 5.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      on
   3. C.
      with
   4. D.
      for
6. 6.
   1. A.
      letter
   2. B.
      word
   3. C.
      sentence
   4. D.
      sound
7. 7.
   1. A.
      litter
   2. B.
      basket
   3. C.
      box
   4. D.
      paper
8. 8.
   1. A.
      heard
   2. B.
      finished
   3. C.
      worked
   4. D.
      got
9. 9.
   1. A.
      paper
   2. B.
      basket
   3. C.
      sing
   4. D.
      letter
10. 10.
    1. A.
       How
    2. B.
       What
    3. C.
       Why
    4. D.
       When

There are many ways for us to reduce (减少) waste. For example, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans (易拉罐)      1    new things. Here are some useful      2     to reduce waste.
Write on both sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not try using both sides? Some students only use half the pages of their      3    before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to     4      e-cards (电子贺卡) instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries (电池)
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the soil      5     . This is because they have poisonous (有毒的) parts in      6     . So, don’t throw away batteries.     7    them together. Try to use rechargeable (充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give     8    all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel happy that you are      9    someone else. Also, you can see       10    your friends or relatives (亲戚) want them before throwing them away.