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 boys　18　at Jason. "You wouldn' t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?"A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason' s shoulder　19　, "You' re just the boy I am looking for. "A week later Jason started his new　20　. 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.

1. A. shops B. coins C. people D. papers

2. A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak

3. A. instead of B. in return for C. regardless of D. in exchange for

4. A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake

5. A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up

6. A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret

7. A. And B. But C. For D. So

8. A. before B. since C. though D. unless

9. A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach

10. A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task

11. A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water

12. A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined

13. A. still B. already C. just D. also

14. A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed

15. A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose

16. A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite

17. A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved

18. A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. stared

19. A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly

20. A. duty B. business C. job D. method

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　　Red envelopes　1　(relate)to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long. I myself have had plenty of　2　(experience) both receiving and giving out red envelopes in the past, and generally speaking, it' s been fun. I mean, who doesn' t love free money?

　　I' m truly surprised by the extent of people' s obsession with virtual red envelopes this year. In fact, everyone I know spent at least a day or two　3　(crazy)shaking their smart phones, mostly trying to get as much lucky money as possible. Thanks to messaging app giant WeChat' s new feature　4　allows users to send money electronically, grabbing virtual red envelopes has never seemed so easy.

Just in case you are one of the very few people still not on the bandwagon, here' s　5　it works. Givers link their WeChat to their bank accounts, and then they can send specified amounts of money to their WeChat contacts through a personal message. They can also put the cash up　6　grabs in chat groups full of friends, and anyone who acts fast enough will get　7　share. Later, receivers can transfer the funds from their WeChat back into their own bank accounts.