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 heavy. 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 broke down 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. “_______it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly_______they have time to see, and you’ll sell out and get your money,”Chad said.

It was a new _______to Jason. He thought of his bird with no seeds 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 things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers________. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared(宣称) with a________smile that he sold six dozen 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 Jason’s shoulder fondly.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new________. He lost 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. coins    C. people    D. papers

2.A. instead of    B. in return for    C. in honor of    D. in exchange for

3.A. cup    B. card    C. dress    D. cake

4.A. difficulty    B. process    C. goal    D. secret

5.A. And    B. But    C. For    D. So

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

7.A. threat    B. idea    C. policy    D. task

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

9.A. still    B. already    C. just    D. also

10.A. taught    B. handed    C. awarded    D. allowed

11.A. at once    B. by chance    C. as usual    D. on purpose

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

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

14.A. laughed    B. shouted    C. nodded    D. started

15.A. duty    B. business    C. job    D. method