Question

When I was twelve years old, my parents allowed me to apply for an afternoon newspaper route. I had a friend who was a little older than me. He had a morning route and he was earning(掙錢) what I ____ big money. I had helped him deliver(遞送) his newspapers a few times and I thought I could ___ it. In those days most towns had both a morning newspaper and an afternoon newspaper. My parents did not want me to have to ___before dawn but they said yes to an afternoon route.

I was excited about being able to make my own money. __ , I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required for ___ the newspapers. I was not a large boy and the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers. I needed a ____ one. My father suggested we go shopping for a suitable bicycle with the understanding that I would pay for it out of my income(收入).

At that time the Western Auto Company had a line of bicycles. My father arranged(安排) for me to ____ a bicycle that was just the right size for me. But for the next several months I dutifully rode my bike to the Western Auto Store to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.

It was a great __ for a twelve-year-old boy to learn. I learned how to make money and pay my debt(債務(wù)). I did not know it at the time but that bicycle influenced hugely on my life. It gave me my first taste of independence. But most of all it led me to wife because her parents were among my__ on the newspaper route. Get on your bike and ride and you __knowwhere it will take you.

1.A. showed B. considered C. took D. stuck

2.A. remember B. notice C. manage D. understand

3.A. get up B. go back C. give in D. come over

4.A. Whether B. Besides C. That D. However

5.A. changing B. achieving C. carrying D. making

6.A. lighter B. stronger C. prettier D. smaller

7.A. buy B. borrow C. rent D. try

8.A. success B. shock C. surprise D. lesson

9.A. friends B. customers C. relatives D. classmates

10.A. usually B. sometimes C. never D. seldom

Answer 1