Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked his parents     _ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He    _ 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. But this was not     _ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens      _he had no tools to do the work with.

     Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送)  newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer      __ away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to      __ up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was     _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick     him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother      _he thought, she smiled “I think it is a  great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

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

        Alan’s mother smiled     _ . We should learn from him.

1.A. in            B. at              C. with         D. for 

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

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

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

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

6.A. take           B. catch          C. carry        D. put

7.A. friendly     B. kind            C. wrong      D. possible   

8.A. taught        B. gave           C. made         D. asked

9.A. that            B. when          C. what        D. where

10.A. sadly        B. happily      C. politely     D. happy

Alan is a 16-year-old boy. He is the only child in his family. Alan is an American high school student. He lives in New York. Art and music are his favourite subjects(科目). He loves studying and also love sports. He usually goes swimming three or four times every week. Alan’s father works in a restaurant(饭店) near New York. He likes swimming, too. So Alan often go swimming with his uncle. Cool water always make him happy. American students are different(不同的) from us. On Saturdays, he often has parties (派对) with his friends and they always enjoy themselves. On Sundays, he usually studies at home and watches sports programs(节目). His favourite drink is Coke, but Coke is an unhealthy drink. He often eats vegetables and he often does some sports to keep healthy. (健康)
【小题1】Alan’s father is a _________. .