Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

       In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

       Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1.A．were         B．take           C．gets         D．pick

2.A．sound          B．falling             C．fall            D．soundly

3.A．corner         B．street            C．room             D．department

4.A．given           B．addressed    C．handed         D．delivered

5.A．carry           B．bring              C．send              D．load

6.A．at which    B．while            C．that         D．when

7.A．short                B．black            C．1ight          D．long

8.A．mad             B．way            C．route             D．path

9.A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

10.A．making    B．1etting           C．1eading        D．causing  

11.A．attempt            B．job              C．work              D．struggle

12.A．abroad    B．school             C．college          D．hospital-

13.A．costs         B．spends         C．pays               D．uses

14.A．paper        B．money            C．newspapers      D．records

15.A．depressed           B．energetic         C．fulfilled          D．moved

16.A．very           B．great        C．greatly           D．a lot of

17.A．1ikely        B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

18.A．satisfying  B．pleasant          C．contented         D．happy

19.A．many more B．as much           C．as many        D．much more

20.A．If that       B．If so           C．Besides         D．What’s more

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

      In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

      Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A．were        B．take           C．gets         D．pick

A．sound        B．falling          C．fall           D．soundly

A．corner        B．street           C．room           D．department

A．given         B．addressed      C．handed         D．delivered

A．carry         B．bring           C．send            D．load

A．at which    B．while          C．that         D．when

A．short              B．black          C．1ight         D．long

A．mad           B．way           C．route           D．path

A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

A．making           B．1etting          C．1eading        D．causing  

A．attempt    B．job            C．work           D．struggle

A．abroad    B．school          C．college         D．hospital-

A．costs        B．spends         C．pays            D．uses

A．paper       B．money          C．newspapers      D．records

A．depressed  B．energetic        C．fulfilled       D．moved

A．very         B．great        C．greatly          D．a lot of

A．1ikely      B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

A．satisfying  B．pleasant         C．contented        D．happy

A．many more B．as much         C．as many       D．much more

A．If that      B．If so          C．Besides        D．What’s more

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16 him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17   asleep．He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18 where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19  to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20  them．
In the winter it is still dark  21 he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is  22 ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23   in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24 from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25 him very excited．
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard  2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27 ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28 the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29   at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30 so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31  supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32 to help him,
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33 about the number．
He dreams that he will get  34 customers as possible some day．  35 ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade.He has a part-time job that1him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still2asleep.He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the3where the newspapers always are.The newspapers were4to the corner by truck at midnight.He always takes a wagon to5them.
In the winter it is still dark6he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is7.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his8in all kinds of weather.He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be9from wind and rain or snow.Sometimes his customers give him tips，10him very excited.
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard11，and he is saving some of the money to go to12，where he has always been longing to go.Besides that，he13the rest of the earnings on records and clothes.Once a month，he has to collect the14at night since many of them work during the day.That is when he is15so that he is full of excitement.Luckily，he gets16supported by his family.Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him.Once，his father was too17to help him,
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel18about the number.
He dreams that he will get19customers as possible some day.20，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy.He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      were
   2. B.
      take
   3. C.
      gets
   4. D.
      pick
2. 2.
   1. A.
      sound
   2. B.
      falling
   3. C.
      fall
   4. D.
      soundly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      corner
   2. B.
      street
   3. C.
      room
   4. D.
      department
4. 4.
   1. A.
      given
   2. B.
      addressed
   3. C.
      handed
   4. D.
      delivered
5. 5.
   1. A.
      carry
   2. B.
      bring
   3. C.
      send
   4. D.
      load
6. 6.
   1. A.
      at which
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      that
   4. D.
      when
7. 7.
   1. A.
      short
   2. B.
      black
   3. C.
      light
   4. D.
      long
8. 8.
   1. A.
      mad
   2. B.
      way
   3. C.
      route
   4. D.
      path
9. 9.
   1. A.
      protected
   2. B.
      stopped
   3. C.
      kept
   4. D.
      prevented
10. 10.
    1. A.
       making
    2. B.
       letting
    3. C.
       leading
    4. D.
       causing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       attempt
    2. B.
       job
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       struggle
12. 12.
    1. A.
       abroad
    2. B.
       school
    3. C.
       college
    4. D.
       hospital-
13. 13.
    1. A.
       costs
    2. B.
       spends
    3. C.
       pays
    4. D.
       uses
14. 14.
    1. A.
       paper
    2. B.
       money
    3. C.
       newspapers
    4. D.
       records
15. 15.
    1. A.
       depressed
    2. B.
       energetic
    3. C.
       fulfilled
    4. D.
       moved
16. 16.
    1. A.
       very
    2. B.
       great
    3. C.
       greatly
    4. D.
       a lot of
17. 17.
    1. A.
       likely
    2. B.
       reluctant
    3. C.
       tired
    4. D.
       willing
18. 18.
    1. A.
       satisfying
    2. B.
       pleasant
    3. C.
       contented
    4. D.
       happy
19. 19.
    1. A.
       many more
    2. B.
       as much
    3. C.
       as many
    4. D.
       much more
20. 20.
    1. A.
       If that
    2. B.
       If so
    3. C.
       Besides
    4. D.
       What’s more

110. He is a man of great determination. I am sure he will succeed in the end. The underlined sentence probably means _____.