“Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ____ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ____ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____, “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
【小题1】A. shops B. coins C. people D. papers
【小题2】A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak
【小题3】A. instead of B. in return for C. regardless of D. in exchange for
【小题4】A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake
【小题5】A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up
【小题6】A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret
【小题7】A. And B. But C. For D. So
【小题8】A. before B. since C. though D. unless
【小题9】A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach
【小题10】A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task
【小题11】A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water
【小题12】A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined
【小题13】A. still B. already C. just D. also
【小题14】A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed
【小题15】A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
【小题16】A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite
【小题17】A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
【小题18】A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. stared
【小题19】A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly
【小题20】A. duty B. business C. job D. method
