Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 1.  for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He  2. about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 3. . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens  4.he had no tools to do the work with.

Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering  5. . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could  6.  get the computer right away I could pay  7. it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe  8. him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 9.to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took  10. three hours  each night. Dick 11. him the phone number of the newspaper manager

Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother  12. he thought, she  13. . "I think it

is a  14. idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."

"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.

Joe's mother smiled  15. .

16.               A．teachers        B．parents         C．classmates D．friends

17.               A．said           B．told           C．thought   D．spoke

18.               A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

19.               A．because        B．when          C．while D．after

20.               A．newspapers     B．bikes          C．computers D．cars

21.A still         B. even          C. yet               D. never

22.               A．on            B．to             C．of    D．for

23.               A．answered       B．asked          C．wrote D．read

24.               A．friendly        B．kind           C．possible   D．wrong

25.               A．at             B．about          C．before    D．after

26.               A．taught         B．gave           C．made D．asked

27.               A．that           B．when          C．what  D．where

28.               A．smiled         B．shouted        C．cried D．worried

29.               A．big            B．large           C．great D．bad

30.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．politely    D．angrily

Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 【小題1】  for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He  【小題2】 about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 【小題3】 . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens  【小題4】he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering  【小題5】 . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could  【小題6】  get the computer right away I could pay  【小題7】 it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe  【小題8】 him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 【小題9】to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took  【小題10】 three hours  each night. Dick 【小題11】 him the phone number of the newspaper manager
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother  【小題12】 he thought, she  【小題13】 . "I think it
is a  【小題14】 idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."
"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.
Joe's mother smiled  【小題15】 .

Alexis Rocha is a 13-year-old boy from California, US. He weighs 147 pounds (67 kg). But six months ago, he weighed more than 202 pounds (91 kg). How did he lose all that weight in only half a year?
“One day, I was surprised to find that I weighed about 200 pounds,” Rocha says. “I thought I had to do something.”
Rocha is from a boxing (拳擊) family—his father and two older brothers are professional boxers. So he decided to start boxing. He began with simple exercises, like sit-ups and push-ups (俯臥撐). Then Rocha started jogging(慢跑). “No kid likes running,” he says. “I don’t want to do it, either, but I have no choice but to keep on.”
Months later, Rocha joined a boxing club in his city. He is always the first kid at the club to begin exercising, and the last to leave with sweat (汗水) on his face. Every day he boxes for about three hours.
“Rocha works very hard,” says his coach, Hector Lopez. “It’s surprising to see him lose the pounds so quickly. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 years of coaching.”
Rocha is very happy with his weight now. There is a family photo in his room from 18 months ago. “Each time I look at the photo, I laugh at myself. I was so big back then,” Rocha says. “I look 100 times thinner and 1,000 times stronger now.”
【小題1】How much weight did Rocha lose in six months?
A. At least 24 pounds.     B. At least 30 pounds.　　    C. At least 55 pounds.
【小題2】 Rocha said he had no choice but to keep on running because_______.
A. he liked running very much
B. he wanted to be thin and strong
C. he wanted to be a professional boxer
【小題3】What makes Coach Hector Lopez surprised?
A. Rocha lost weight so quickly.
B. Rocha was so fat 18 months ago.
C. Rocha comes from a boxing family.
【小題4】What’s the correct order of the following sentences?
a. He did some sit-ups and push-ups.
b. He lost the pounds quickly.
c. He joined a boxing club.
d. He began running.
f. He boxed for about three hours every day.
A. a-d-c-f-b     B. d-a-f-c-b     C. a-d-f-c-b 
【小題5】The writer mainly wants to tell us _______.
A. Rocha is a hardworking boy
B. it is important to get exercise
C. everything is possible if you work hard

Alexis Rocha is a 13-year-old boy from California, US. He weighs 147 pounds (67 kg). But six months ago, he weighed more than 202 pounds (91 kg). How did he lose all that weight in only half a year?
“One day, I was surprised to find that I weighed about 200 pounds,” Rocha says. “I thought I had to do something.”
Rocha is from a boxing (拳擊) family—his father and two older brothers are professional boxers. So he decided to start boxing. He began with simple exercises, like sit-ups and push-ups (俯臥撐). Then Rocha started jogging(慢跑). “No kid likes running,” he says. “I don’t want to do it, either, but I have no choice but to keep on.”
Months later, Rocha joined a boxing club in his city. He is always the first kid at the club to begin exercising, and the last to leave with sweat (汗水) on his face. Every day he boxes for about three hours.
“Rocha works very hard,” says his coach, Hector Lopez. “It’s surprising to see him lose the pounds so quickly. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 years of coaching.”
Rocha is very happy with his weight now. There is a family photo in his room from 18 months ago. “Each time I look at the photo, I laugh at myself. I was so big back then,” Rocha says. “I look 100 times thinner and 1,000 times stronger now.”

1. 1.

   How much weight did Rocha lose in six months?

   1. A.
      At least 24 pounds
   2. B.
      At least 30 pounds.　　
   3. C.
      At least 55 pounds
2. 2.

   Rocha said he had no choice but to keep on running because_______

   1. A.
      he liked running very much
   2. B.
      he wanted to be thin and strong
   3. C.
      he wanted to be a professional boxer
3. 3.

   What makes Coach Hector Lopez surprised?

   1. A.
      Rocha lost weight so quickly
   2. B.
      Rocha was so fat 18 months ago
   3. C.
      Rocha comes from a boxing family
4. 4.

   What’s the correct order of the following sentences?
   a. He did some sit-ups and push-ups.
   b. He lost the pounds quickly.
   c. He joined a boxing club.
   d. He began running.
   f. He boxed for about three hours every day

   1. A.
      a-d-c-f-b
   2. B.
      d-a-f-c-b
   3. C.
      a-d-f-c-b
5. 5.

   The writer mainly wants to tell us _______

   1. A.
      Rocha is a hardworking boy
   2. B.
      it is important to get exercise
   3. C.
      everything is possible if you work hard