The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper

“Evening Paper!”

  The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper

Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, she had looked after it very  1  . Before she left the house in the morning, she carefully closed all the  2  downstairs, opened some windows to  3  the air in and looked at the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was  4  .

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　　　   C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　&nbs
Jp;　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to