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Eric shook his piggy bank again． There was nothing left! He carefully（1）　　the coins that lay on the bed． All he had was ﹩24.52． The（2）　　he wanted was at least ＄90! How was he going to get the rest of the money？

His friends all had bicycles． It was hard to（3）　　with people when you were the only one without a bicycle． He thought about （4）　　he could do． There was no point asking his parents， for he knew they had no extra money．

The only way he could get more money was to earn it． He would have to find a job． He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice．

"Well， you can （5）　　right here，" said Mr. Smith． "You see，my windows needs cleaning and my car needs（6）　　"

That was the（7）　　of Eric's part﹣time job． For the next three months， he worked every day after finishing his homework． He took dogs for walks， cleaned windows and watered flowers．

At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32． He（8）　　no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted． He rode home （9）　　， looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends． He had done a lot of hard work，（10）　　Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else． He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

（1）A． counted	B． spread	C． watched	D． threw
（2）A． book	B． bicycle	C． basketball	D． smart phone
（3）A． hold on	B． run away	C． hang out	D． talk about
（4）A． how	B． what	C． which	D． where
（5）A． wait	B． stay	C． learn	D． start
（6）A． driving	B． locking	C． racing	D． washing
（7）A． beginning	B． excitement	C． trouble	D． organization
（8）A． asked	B． spared	C． wasted	D． spent
（9）A． purposely	B． polite	C． proudly	D． properly
（10）A． so	B． as	C． though	D． because

In the US， lots of people have waimai， or food delivered to their home． Pizza and Chinese food are popular． The delivery （1）　　can usually get the food to your door in half an hour．

But waimai for other things is not so quick in the US． For example， if you order toothpaste or cooking oil， it will usually（2）　　at least one day to arrive．

Here in China． I can order nearly anything and get it（3）　　just 30 to 45 minutes． Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner？ No problem ﹣﹣waimai will deliver it soon． There is even waimai for things（4）　　medicine and snacks．

Some people say this makes people lazier．I guess they're not wrong．But I really love the（5）　　life．

（1）A． drivers	B． postmen	C． policemen	D． cleaners
（2）A． spend	B． cost	C． take	D． pay
（3）A． at	B． for	C． after	D． in
（4）A． as for	B． such as	C． rather than	D． instead of
（5）A． comfortable	B． convenient	C． careful	D． common

Police Officer Fang was a generous man． He always tried to help people who were（1）　　．Many policemen just arrested （逮捕）people whenever they did anything（2）　　，but Police Officer Fang really（3）　　people．

If he saw a beggar in the street，he did not arrest him for begging．Instead，he gave him（4）　　coins to buy a meal．

If he saw children behaving badly， he did not take them to the（5）　　and charge （指控）them with an offense． Instead， he tried to find out（6）　　they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior．

One day he saw a small girl（7）　　in the street． She was crying loud and tears（眼泪） were rolling down her face．

"Hello，" he said to her，"and what's your problem？"

The small girl looked up at him（8）　　her tears．

"I've（9）　　my money，"she said．

"Oh，dear!" Police Officer Fang said．"And how did you do that？"

"My（10）　　fell out of my pocket，" the small girl said．"It had all my money in it．"

And she continued（11）　　．

"It's all right，"Police Officer Fang said．"Don't worry．It's not the （12）　　of the world．Tell me how much money was in your wallet．"

"（13）　　dollars，" the small girl said．

Police Officer Fang took out his wallet． He（14）　　it， took ten dollars and gave it to the girl．

"Here you are，" he said． "Here's ten dollars． Now you can stop crying．

But instead of stopping crying， the small girl cried even（15）　　， still standing there．

"Now what's the matter？" Police Officer Fang said．

"I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars，" the small girl replied．

（1）A．in surprise	B． in trouble	C． in excitement	D． in peace
（2）A．wrong	B． right	C． unusual	D． good
（3）A．thought of	B． talked about	C． cared about	D． heard of
（4）A．little	B． a little	C． few	D． a few
（5）A．police station	B． bus station	C． school	D． hospital
（6）A．when	B． where	C． how	D． why
（7）A．sleeping	B． standing	C． dancing	D． drawing
（8）A．across	B． over	C． under	D． through
（9）A．spent	B． lost	C． forgotten	D． saved
（10）A．wallet	B． money	C． card	D． phone
（11）A．asking	B． speaking	C． crying	D． playing
（12）A．beginning	B． middle	C． end	D． part
（13）A．Fifty	B． Forty	C． Sixty	D． Ten
（14）A．opened	B． closed	C． handed	D． showed
（15）A．loud	B． louder	C． high	D． higher

Peter lived in a village． He was sad recently because he thought that he had （1）　　left．One day， Peter went to ask a wise man（2）　　help． He said to the wise man，"I don't have anything left，（3）　　I don't want to live．"The wise man said， "I'm sorry to hear that．"

Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle． He explained that he would write down the things Peter（4）　　on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side．

The wise man asked， "When did your（5）　　leave you？"

"What do you mean？ They haven't left me． They love me!"

"That's great!" said the wise man．"Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left． Now，do you have freedom？"

"That's a silly question． Of course I（6）　　!"

"Good! That's the（7）　　one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man，writing it down．

After Peter（8）　　some more questions in the same way， he finally understood and smiled．"Things will change when you think of them in a（9）　　way!" he said．

As a matter of fact， change your（10）　　and you will change your world．

（1）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（2）A． in	B． at	C． for	D． on
（3）A． though	B． but	C． or	D． so
（4）A． lost	B． got	C． afforded	D． locked
（5）A． friends	B． family	C． classmates	D． teachers
（6）A． will	B． won't	C． do	D． don't
（7）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． fourth
（8）A． asked	B． has asked	C． is asked	D． was asked
（9）A． safe	B． social	C． harmful	D． different
（10）A． attitude	B． advice	C． speech	D． energy

How do you connect with friends？ Which would you like（1）　　， Wechat， letters or sending messages on the phone？ Here are some ideas of students from No．2 Middle School．

Wang Lei likes to（2）　　friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time．He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down． If you are too shy to say anything in front of people， you can use it．

Liu Xin supports the letter．"A letter is like a（3）　　dinner，" she said． "It includes lots of information．"（4）　　we have to wait longer for our letters， in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for．

Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat． Open the Wechat， shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends（5）　　without going outside．

（1）A． to receive	B． receiving	C． to choose	D． choosing
（2）A． deal with	B． come up with	C． agree with	D． keep in touch with
（3）A． small	B． big	C． poor	D． late
（4）A． Although	B． Whether	C． Before	D． After
（5）A． easy	B． easily	C． hard	D． hardly