完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"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.

1．	A． B． C． D． A． shops B． coins C． people D． papers

2．	A． B． C． D． A． open B． heavy C． pure D． weak

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

4．	A． B． C． D． A． cup B． card C． comb D． cake

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

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

7．	A． B． C． D． A． And B． But C． For D． So

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

9．	A． B． C． D． A． call B． drop C． sell D． reach

10．	A． B． C． D． A． edition B． idea C． policy D． task

11．	A． B． C． D． A． bread B． insects C． seeds D． water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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