1. (2017高二下·玉山月考) 完形填空
    “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 papers1 . His voice was almost gone and his heart was 2 . The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers 3  money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4  for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He 5 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
    “You don't know the6  of selling papers. You must shout, Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “ 7 it's not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see, and you'll 9  out and get your money, ”Chad said.
    It was a new 10  to Jason. He thought of his bird with no 11  and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was12  that he would not tell a lie. Though he was  13  a poor newsboy, he had been 14  some good things.
    The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers 15 . Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a 16  smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason 17  money because he would not tell a lie. The boys18at Jason. “You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder19.”You're just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new20 . He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.