Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 1 for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He 2 about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors (邻居). But this was not 3 . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 4 he had no tools (工具) to do the work with.

　　Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) 5 . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer 6 away. I could pay 7 it a little each week. He ran to 8 up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 9 to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job (工作) took 10 three hours each night. Dick 11 him the phone number of the newspaper manager (经理).

　　Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother 12 he thought, she 13 .“I think it is a 14 idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

　　“Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

　　Joe’s mother smiled 15 .

　　1. A. teachers B. parents C. classmates D. friends

　　2. A. said B. told C. thought D. spoke

　　3. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

　　4. A. because B. when C. while D. after

　　5. A. newspaper B. bikes C. computers D. tools

　　6. A. now B. right C. just D. only

　　7. A. on B. to C. of D. for

　　8. A. take B. catch C. carry D. get

　　9. A. friendly B. kind C. possible D. wrong

　　10. A. at B. about C. before D. after

　　11. A. taught B. gave C. made D. asked

　　12. A. that B. when C. what D. where

　　13. A. smiled B. shouted C. cried D. worried

　　14. A. big B. large C. great D. bad

　　15. A. sadly B. happily C. politely D. angrily

　　名师点评

　　这篇记叙文讲述了一个母亲巧妙引导孩子依靠自身努力达成目标的故事。Joe向父母要钱买电脑，在父母没有同意并且要求他自己想办法的情况下，他绞尽脑汁，终于想出送报纸挣钱的方法。阅读这篇文章要注意体会Joe的父母教育孩子的这种做法的真正目的，把握上下文提供的信息和词义的差异是解题的关键所在。