Joe wanted a bike. He asked his parents for the money and they had said he must 1 it.
But how? He thought about this 2 he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for
3 . Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbors. 4 this was summer. He’d have to
5 a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 6 he had no tools to do the work with.
Then Joe saw one of his 7 , Dick, delivering 8 . I could do
that, he 9 . Maybe I could get the bike right 10 . I could pay
for it
11 each week. He ran to catch up
12 Dick.Joe asked 13 questions about having a paper route. He learned that 14 was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned
15 the job took about three 16 each night. Dick gave him the
17 of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had 18 his plan, his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great idea.” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait Mom,” Joe said. “I’ll19 . After all, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled 20.
1. A.buy B.earn C.take D.do
2. A.if B.whether C.since D.as
3. A.them B.you C.him D.us
4. A.But B.And C.So D.Or
5. A.walk B.wait C.sit D.stand
6. A.because B.so C.although D.but
7. A.classmate B.classmates C.parents D.parent
8. A.newspapers B.news C.cards D.message
9. A.talked B.agreed C.thought D.told
10. A.along B.away C.on D.out
11. A.little B.few C.a little D.a few
12. A.with B.on C.along D.to
13. A.many a B.much C.plenty D.a great many
14. A.this B.it C.that D.which
15. A.that B.what C.why D.when
16. A.days B.minutes C.hours D.hour
17. A.address B.telephone C.phone number D.manager
18. A.explained B.talked C.thought D.changed
19. A.call B.tell C.say D.be
20. A.sadly B.angry C.proud D.proudly
—Mother, can I turn on TV and watch the news?
—Of course, __________.
A.go ahead B.go on C.go out D.go forward
_______ surprised me most was _______ such a little girl of seven could play the piano so well.
A.That; what B.What; that C.That; that D.What; what
Johnny, you play with the knife; you hurt yourself.
A.won’t; can’t B.mustn’t; may C.needn’t; must D.can’t; should
The boy said that he had _________ the pen on the desk, but I thought he ________ to me.
A.laid; lied B.lain; lie C.lied; lain D.lied; lied
He set up a primary school in his hometown __________ his late father.
A.in memory of B.in place of C.in charge of D.in the honor of