lot of 7 : many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的) facts, but always 8 interesting news for my newspaper.

I have a method for 9 news from the ordinary men in the street. Let me give you 10 . Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 11 people in the city. I went to the park, sat on a bench 12 the sun, and waited. Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me. She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag. I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 13 a chocolate bar slowly. I made a lot of 14 with the paper wrapping. Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate. After that, she told me about 15 . She doesn't have real home. She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags. Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I 16 , of course, I didn't 17 any notes. I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasn't interested in 18 . She needed money and a place to live in, she said. She told me a lot about the bus station. I gave her a dollar and some 19 . Finally, I 20 her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper.

　　1. A. many B. much C. little D. any

　　2. A. others B. the others C. the other D. another

　　3. A. brain B. thinking C. mind D. memory

　　4. A. listener B. speaker C. reporter D. lecturer

　　5. A. seemed B. look C. am D. must be

　　6. A. get B. let C. cause D. make

　　7. A. reasons B. ideas C. information D. experience

　　8. A. little B. a little C. a few D. few

　　9. A. getting B. having C. receiving D. accepting

　　10. A. a model B. an example C. an idea D. a story

　　11. A. rich B. bad C. poor D. wealthy

　　12. A. under B. below C. at D. in

　　13. A. took B. unwrapped C. made D. ate

　　14. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. voices

　　15. A. her B. hers C. herself D. of her

16. A. bought B. cost C. spent D. paid