Before I could turn 10, I had lost my parents. To______myself and my education, I had taken to delivering (遞送)newspapers.
I would be up every morning by 5 a.m., I would______50 copies of newspaper which must have weighed over five kilos. After delivering them, I would rush home-another three kilometers away cook my breakfast, eat______and be off to school.
One morning, I found a boy of my age at my doorstep. He introduced himself as Jimmy and said his_______wanted to see me. I guessed they wished to subscribe to(訂閱)the newspaper, so I followed him to his place nearby.
Jimmy’s mother opened the door.______me a large plate of snacks and fruit salad. It was a breakfast, one that brought back______of the happy time with my parents. As I was about to leave, Jimmy’s father, Mr. Kader, appeared with a new bicycle.
“This is for______!”He said, putting my shoulder.
“______I have no money!” I cried.
“Who is asking you to______this, my son?”He continued.
It took me a few seconds to sense the______moment. I didn’t even realize my tears were rolling down my face. Jimmy’s mother held me closely. It was like______,as if my mother were there.
Mr. Kader said that my newspaper editor, Mr. Brown, was a friend of his, and the editor told him my_____.
I bowed, thankfully, and left. This time, I didn’t have to______!
For many years after, it was the______that changed my life. I also learned a lesson;______should always be given according to people’s needs. Never try to feed a person who is dying of thirst.
1.A. enjoy B. control C. support D. encourage
2.A. collect B. make C. find D. read
3.A. quietly B. carefully C. nervously D. quickly
4.A. classmates B. parents C. neighbors D. teachers
5.A. ordered B. sent C. showed D. served
6.A. memories B. messages C. chances D. plans
7.A. Jimmy B. Mr. Brown C. him D. you
8.A. And B. So C. But D. then
9.A. pay for B. sell out C. give away D. pick up
10.A. relaxing B. warm C. crazy D. interesting
11.A. luck B. hope C. life D. home
12.A. decision B. secret C. story D. choice
13.A. explain B. continue C. walk D. wait
14.A. breakfast B. bicycle C. newspaper D. education
15.A. Help B. Advice C. Protection D. Understanding
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.B
11.D
12.C
13.C
14.B
15.A
【解析】文章講訴了作者10歲的時(shí)候，父母去世了，為了養(yǎng)活自己和支付自己的教育費(fèi)用，他不得不每天早晨去送報(bào)紙，然后匆匆忙忙回家吃早飯去上學(xué)，吉姆的父母聽說了他的故事后，給了他一輛新...