George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42  the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip  39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.

One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.

“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.

The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to  42  the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.

“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1.A. work       B. job        C. child             D. house

2.A. grew          B. gave    C. bought        D. knew

3.A. make          B. carry         C. bring            D. take

4.A. or             B. and        C. but               D. so

5.A. larger         B. bigger      C. worse            D. better

6.A. after         B. before      C. finished             D. began

7.A. get out of                   B. get along with 

      C. come up with                  D. catch up with

8.A. excited        B. surprised    C. interested           D. bored

9.A. tired        B. sad          C. clean               D. happy

10.A. When     B. What         C. Why            D. Where

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a 1, so she was always finding ways to save money.
She 2vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to 3to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip4the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even 5than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day 6work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to7the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was 8to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty 9, but it didn’t.
“10didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      job
   3. C.
      child
   4. D.
      house
2. 2.
   1. A.
      grew
   2. B.
      gave
   3. C.
      bought
   4. D.
      knew
3. 3.
   1. A.
      make
   2. B.
      carry
   3. C.
      bring
   4. D.
      take
4. 4.
   1. A.
      or
   2. B.
      and
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      so
5. 5.
   1. A.
      larger
   2. B.
      bigger
   3. C.
      worse
   4. D.
      better
6. 6.
   1. A.
      after
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      finished
   4. D.
      began
7. 7.
   1. A.
      get out of
   2. B.
      get along with
   3. C.
      come up with
   4. D.
      catch up with
8. 8.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      interested
   4. D.
      bored
9. 9.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      clean
   4. D.
      happy
10. 10.
    1. A.
       When
    2. B.
       What
    3. C.
       Why
    4. D.
       Where

“Get up, get up, Jim. It’s time to get up!” mother said while she was 　35 me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again,” I thought. I 36　 　out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I 　37 the bus, it started running. “I’m sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There’s 　38 wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one. ” “I couldn’t wait. The school is not 　39 . I’d better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to 　40　 heavily.

When I 41　 the classroom, I was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.

　　 “It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said 　42, “I’ve told you not to be late, but you... ” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to 　43 and said, “I’m very sorry, my boys and girls,” With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on, or you'll catch cold. ” he said kindly.

I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very 　44　 in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!