"Daily Star, sir, " called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street

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问题    "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【C1】______left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was【C2】______The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home, too, carrying the papers【C3】______money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a【C4】______for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He【C5】______as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
   " You don’ t know the【C6】______of selling papers. You must shout, ’ Hot news! Bomb bursting! ’ " another newsboy Chad told Jason.【C7】______it’ s not in the paper at all, " replied Jason. "Just run away quickly【C8】______they have time to see, and you’ll【C9】______out and get your money, "Chad said.
   It was a new【C10】______to Jason. He thought of his bird with no【C11】______and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was【C12】______that he would not tell a lie. Though he was【C13】______a poor newsboy , he had been【C14】______some good things.
   The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers【C15】______Several boys were crowding a-round Chad, who declared with a【C16】______smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason【C17】______money because he would not tell a lie. The boy【C18】______at Jason. "You wouldn’ t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?" A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’ s shoulder【C19】______"You’ re just the boy I am looking for. " A week later Jason started his new【C20】______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.
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选项 A、borrowed
B、lost
C、made
D、saved

答案B

解析 根据上文所知Jason不愿意说谎,因此没拿到钱。所以用lost。
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