I’m a newspaper reporter. I don’t have 　　1　 　money, but I meet a lot of interesting people. Some are rich, 　　2　 　are poor. One or two are dishonest, but the others tell the truth most of the time. On the whole, I like my job and I am good at it. I type fast. I have a good　 3　 . I don’t talk, but I’m a good 　　4　 . I’m probably the best listener in the entire city and I 　　5　 　stupid. I have a very stupid face. People look at me, and then they explain things to me very slowly. Other reporters ask people a lot of questions and 　　6　 　them angry, but I just look stupid and soon I am getting a lot of 　　7　 　: many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的) facts, but always 　　8　 　interesting news for my newspaper.

　　 I have a method for 　　9　 　news from the ordinary men in the street. Let me give you 　　10　 . Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 　　11　 　people in the city. I went to the park, sat on a bench 　　12　 　the sun, and waited. Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me. She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag. I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 　13　 　a chocolate bar slowly. I made a lot of 　　14　　 　with the paper wrapping. Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate. After that, she told me about 　　15　 . She doesn’t have real home.　 She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags. Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I 　　16　 , of course, I didn’t 　　17　 　any notes. I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasn’t interested in 　　18　 . She needed money and a place to live in, she said. She told me a lot about the bus station. I gave her a dollar and some 　　19　 . Finally, I 　　20　 　her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper.

1. A. many　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. any

2. A. others 　　　　　 B. the others　 　　 C. the other　　　 D. another

3. A. brain　　 　　 B. thinking　　 　　 C. mind　　　　 D. memory

4. A. listener　　 B. speaker　 　　　　　 C. reporter　　　 　　　 D. lecturer

5. A. seemed　　 B. look　　 　　　　 C. am　　　　　 　　　 D. must be

6. A. get　　　 　　 B. let　　 　　　　　　 C. cause　　　　 D. make

7. A. reasons　 　　　 B. ideas　 　 　　　　 C. information 　　 D. experience

8. A. little　 　　　　 B. a little 　　　　　　 C. a few　　　　 　 D. few

9. A. getting　 　　 B. having　　 　　　 C. receiving　　 　 D. accepting

10. A. a model　 　 B. an example　　　　 C. an idea　 　　　　 D. a story

11. A. rich　　　 　 B. bad　　　　 　　 C. poor　　　　　 D. wealthy

12. A. under　　 　 B. below　　 　　　 C. at　　　　　 　 D. in

13. A. took　 　　　 B. unwrapped　 　　 C. made　　　　 　　 D. ate

14. A. sound　　 　 B. voice　　　 　　 C. noise　　　　 D. voices

15. A. her　　　 　 B. hers　　　 　　　　 C. herself　　　　 　　　 D. of her　

16. A. bought　　 　 B. cost　　　　 　　 C. spent　　　　 D. paid

17. A. take　　　 　 B. write　　　　 　 C. put　　　　 　　 D. get

18. A. which　　 　 B. what　　　 　　 C. them　　　　 　 D. that

19. A. money　　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　 D. cheque

20. A. left　　　 B. kept　　　 　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　 　 D. stopped

20. Radium was __________ by Madam Curie.

　　　 A. searched　　　　　　 B. invented　　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　 D. discovered

19. The birthday cake was __________ by 6 birthday children.

　　　 A. shared　　　　 B. divided　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　　 D. parted

18. – When shall we meet again?　　　　　　　　 - Make it __________ day you like.

　　　 A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　 C. another　　　　　　 D. some

17.- Is this rain coat yours?　　　　　 - No, mine __________ there behind the door.

　　　 A. hang　　　　　　　　 B. has been hung　　 C. is hanging　　　　 D. is hung

16. They were surprised that a child should work out the problem, ________ they couldn’t.

　　　 A. once　　　　　　　　 B. even if　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　 D. since

15. __________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the U.S.A..

　　　 A. Being founded　 B. Founding　　　　　 C. It was founded　 D. Founded

14. Well, here is the letter he wants to ___________. He was very busy.

　　　 A. have it to be typed　　 B. have it typed　　　 C. have it to type　　 D. type it

13. New York, __________ I visited last year, is a nice old city.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 D. which

12. You might wonder how they ________ to live without eating for so many months.

　　　 A. succeed　　　　　　 B. manage　　　　　　 C. occur　　　　　　　　 D. try