“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 ___. 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 ___ 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!” 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 ___ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new ___to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ___ 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 with a ___ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason___money because he would not tell a lie. The boy ___ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder___.”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.

A．shops B．coins C．people D．papers

A．open B．heavy C．pure D．weak

A．instead of B．in return for C．regardless of D．in exchange for

A．cup B．card C．comb D．cake

A．gave in B．broke down C．got away D．showed up

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

A．And B．But C．For D．So

A．before B．since C．though D．unless

A．call B．drop C．sell D．reach

A．edition B．idea C．policy D．task

A．bread B．insects C．seeds D．water

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

A．still B．already C．just D．also

A．taught B．handed C．awarded D．allowed

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

A．proud B．gentle C．warm D．polite

A．borrowed B．lost C．made D．saved

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

A．bravely B．grateful C．fondly D．modestly

A．duty B．business C．job D．method