Bill was fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He had a part time job which got him up at five o'clock．He was a newspaper boy．

Each morning，Bill left the house at five fifteen to go to the center．The newspapers were delivered there by a truck at midnight．He carried them on his bike．

In the winter it was still dark when he got up．But during the rest of the year it was bright．Bill had to deliver the newspapers to his customers（订户） houses in all kinds of weather．He tried to put each paper in the box where it was safe from wind，rain and snow． His customers thought he did a good job． Sometimes they gave him tips （小费）．

Bill made about $70 each month and he was saving some of the money to go to college．He spent the rest on tapes and clothes． Once a month he had to collect money from his customers．Since many o{ them worked during the day，Bill had to get the money al night．Sometimes when Bill was ill，his elder brother had to deliver the newspapers．Once his father had to help him．

Bill has 70 customers now，but he hopes to get more soon．Some day，when he bas many more customers， perhaps Bill will win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy．He wants to win a visit to Europe （欧洲），but he would be happy enough if he won a new bike．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．Bill did part time job as_____．

A．a waiter               B．a driver                C．a newspaper boy     D．a salesman

2. In the passage，the underlined word “delivered” means_____．

A．收集                   B．印制                    C．分发                   D．制造

3．How often did Bill have to collect money from his customers?

A. Once a month                B．Once a week．      C．Once a year．       D．Once a day．

4．From the story we know the Customers like_____ people．

A．clever                  B．hard working         C．young                    D．poor

5．According to the passage，if Bill worked really hard， he could possibly win _____．

A．more friends                            B．more money

C．more newspaper                         D．a visit to Europe or a new bike

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He        returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at        .
One night as usual, Rakesh found         asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room        and saw her        . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He         the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall.        at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.
      got up and took away the        from the wall. A few hours        , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb        from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very        to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least        a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's        made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the        lesson that he has ever had.

1.有些中国学生不习惯英式发音。

   Some Chinese students aren’t ______ to the British __________.

2.北京取得了快速的进步，而且已经成功主办了2008年奥运会。

  Beijing has made rapid ______ and it has already _______ in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.

3.由于镇府的努力，李明的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

  Thanks to the government’s _______, great changes have ______ place in Li Ming’s hometown.

4.我必须花几个小时的时间才能到大的商场购物。

  I can’t go shopping in big stores ______ I travel for a ______ of hours.

5.它因成功帮助无家可归的人重返正常生活而闻名。

  It is famous for its ______ in helping homeless people return to a _____ life.

6.在过去的16年里，希望工程从国内外筹集了约30亿元资金。

  In the past 16 years, Project Hope has ______ about 3billion yuan at home and _______.

7.近来，据报道，许多美国青少年的听力几乎和65岁的老人一样差。

  Recently, it’s _______ that many teenagers in America can hear no ______ than 65-year-old people do.

8.由于来自太阳的热量无法散逸，因此温度不断升高。

  The _____ from the sun can’t escape so the _______ is rising.

9.我的主要工作是帮助宣传一些环保方面的知识。

  My main job is to help spread the ______ about ______ the environment.

10.网络在我们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。

  The  ______ plays an important_______ in our daily lives.