At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.

But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”

Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .

“What can I do to help?” she asked.

“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.

Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.

“What can I do?” she  7 .

The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.

When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.

Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

1.                A．found          B．cooked         C．shared   D．bought

2.                A．same          B．good           C．right D．different

3.                A．changed        B．lost            C．enjoyed  D．got

4.                A．worried        B．lonely          C．disappointed   D．surprised

5.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．without

6.                A．story           B．result          C．news D．report

7.                A．dreamt         B．answered       C．talked    D．wondered

8.                A．so             B．then           C．after D．before

9.                A．work           B．study           C．help D．think

10.               A．parents        B．actors          C．students   D．children

11.               A．counted        B．saved          C．sent D．spent

12.               A．slowly          B．quietly         C．seriously  D．patiently

13.               A．their           B．his            C．her   D．its

14.               A．though         B．and            C．because of D．because

15.               A．helped         B．cared          C．understood D．realized

A.根据汉语或英文提示，结合句意，填上适当的单词
【小题1】The excited people were shouting with _______________(激动)
【小题2】The book________（写 ）by the famous writer has just come out.
【小题3】Don’t argue with me. I’ll spend as much time as I can__________(解释) it to you.
【小题4】I have no _______(选择)but to do my homework..
【小题5】Forests are ________(消失) faster than we think.
【小题6】The victim had a lot of _________(敌人) before, so it’s difficult to know who the murderer was.
【小题7】It was a great success and she became famous ___________(立即)。
【小题8】Thursday is the ______(五) day of a week.
【小题9】The host came to the stage, _________(hold) a microphone in his hand.
【小题10】He was ______(terrible) ill and was sent to the hospital at once.
【小题11】He was seen ________(attack) the victims with a sharp knife at that time.
【小题12】Some famous stars will be ______(interview) about their recent work.
【小题13】What he did still ______(make) us feel very sad now.
【小题14】He _______(prefer) tea with nothing when he was here several years ago.
【小题15】She devoted much of her time to ________(help) poor children in the world.

A.根据汉语或英文提示，结合句意，填上适当的单词

1.The excited people were shouting with _______________(激动)

2.The book________（写 ）by the famous writer has just come out.

3.Don’t argue with me. I’ll spend as much time as I can__________(解释) it to you.

4.I have no _______(选择)but to do my homework..

5.Forests are ________(消失) faster than we think.

6.The victim had a lot of _________(敌人) before, so it’s difficult to know who the murderer was.

7.It was a great success and she became famous ___________(立即)。

8.Thursday is the ______(五) day of a week.

9.The host came to the stage, _________(hold) a microphone in his hand.

10.He was ______(terrible) ill and was sent to the hospital at once.

11.He was seen ________(attack) the victims with a sharp knife at that time.

12.Some famous stars will be ______(interview) about their recent work.

13.What he did still ______(make) us feel very sad now.

14.He _______(prefer) tea with nothing when he was here several years ago.

15.She devoted much of her time to ________(help) poor children in the world.

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.

1.What is the work in a newspaper office like?

2.According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ____________.

a. writing stories          b. doing interviews         c. joining in a discussion

d. doing homework        e. handing stories to the editor

3.The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.

4.Word editors’ work is to ____________.

5.The best title for this passage is “____________”.