听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. Why do customers think Billy does a good job?

A. Because Billy delivers newspapers even when it is dark.

B. Because Billy puts newspapers where they can be protected.

C. Because Billy doesn’t charge them for delivering newspapers.

18. Why does Billy collect the money at night?

A. Because he was free only at that time.

B. Because he could ride on a truck then.

C. Because the customers went to work at day.

19. How much does Billy earn a year?

A. $840. B. $70. C. $490.

20. What prize does Billy want more?

A. A new bike. B. A trip to Europe. C. A title of a newspaper boy.

第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节， 满分45分)

第一节：单项填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分)?

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中,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。

21.Always remember put such dangerous things as lives out of children’s .

A. touch B. sight C. reach D. distance

22. Take your time-it’s just _____short distance from here to _____ restaurant.

A.不填;the B. a; the C. the; a D.不填;a

23. The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase_______ .

A. then B. those C. it D. that

24. —— Would you like tea or coffee?

—— thank you. I've just had some water.

A. Either B. Both C. Any D. Neither

25. This shop will be closed for repairs ______further notice.

A. with B. until C. for D. at

26. a bank account after I made﹩1 000 by doing a part-time job during the summer vacation.

A. borrowed B. opened C. entered D. ordered

27. She an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

A. turned down B. dealt with C. took after D. came across

28. ——Bob has gone to California.

—— Oh, can you tell me when he ?

A. has left B. left C. is leaving D. would leave

29. By the time Jack returned home from England, his son. from college.

A. graduated B. has graduated

C. had been graduated D. had graduated

30. —Where are the children? The dinner’s going to be completely ruined.

—I wish they always late.

A. weren’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be D. wouldn’t have been

31. Passengers are permitted_________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.

A. to carry B. carrying C. to be carried D. being carried

32. The villagers have already known _____ we will do is to rebuild the bridge.

A. this B. that C. what D. which

33. The school shop, customers are mainly students, is closed few the holidays.

A. which B. whose C. when D. where

34. regular exercise is very important. It’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

A. It B. As C. Although D. Unless

35. One third of the country ______ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _______black people.

A. is ; are B. is ; is C. are ; are D. are ; is