题目内容：

“Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty      left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was     . The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers      money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a     for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He almost     as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the     of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting(炸弹爆炸)!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “     such news is not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Don’t be so honest. Just run away quickly     they have time to see, and you’ll     out the paper and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new     to Jason. He thought of his bird with no     and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was     that he would not tell a lie. Though he was     a poor newsboy, he had been     some good qualities.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers     . Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a     smile that he had sold six dozen papers the day before. He added that Jason     money because he would not tell a lie. The boys     at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted(轻拍) Jason’s shoulder      , “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new      . He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.A. shops  B. papers       C. people      D. coins

2.A. open   B. cheerful    C. heavy   D. weak

3.A. in search of  B. in return for  C. in charge of   D. instead of

4.A. cup     B. card      C. cake     D. hat

5.A. broke down B. gave in   C. got away     D. turn up

6.A. secret  B. limit      C. goal     D. difficulty

7.A. And    B. So    C. For     D. But

8.A. since   B. before    C. though     D. unless

9.A. call     B. drop     C. reach    D. sell

10.A. idea   B. celebration   C. permission    D. fault

11.A. bread     B. seeds      C. insects   D. water

12.A. concerned  B. amazed         C. determined  D. excited

13.A. only     B. already        C. still    D. also

14.A. sentenced   B. handed         C. awarded    D. taught

15.A. at once    B. as usual         C. by accident  D. on purpose

16.A. gentle    B. proud     C. warm    D. polite

17.A. borrowed    B. made        C. lost   D. saved

18.A. stared  B. shouted         C. nodded     D. laughed

19.A. fondly    B. violently     C. bravely     D. sadly

20.A. tradition    B. theory         C. job     D. trick