I was a reporter of an evening paper in London． One day I was asked to write a few articles on    1   in London． It was   2    that all my adventure started．I made a    3  that the best way of collecting    4     was that I would go deep into the realities of life． I used to be an actor, of course． I had   5    all the skills of make-up（化妝） and I could still make good use of them．Having finished all necessary     6   , I placed myself in one of the busiest streets．At home that night I was   7    to find that I had received more than a pound．

Well, you can imagine how   8   it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could    9    as much as that 10    a single day! I    11   my job as a reporter, though my    12   was hurt． My knowledge of   13   helped me a lot and my clever answers quickly made me almost a public character． All day and every day the money    14   into my cap and I usually received   15    two pounds in a day． In the end, I   16   take a large bright beautiful white   17    in the country and later to    18  ．Nobody had any idea   19   my money really came from． My dear wife only knew that I had   20   in London: that was all．

1． A． playing             B． shopping          C． publishing          D． begging

2． A． then                B． than                C． soon              D． when

3． A． promise             B． conclusion                 C． decision                   D． preparation

4． A． facts               B． news              C． money             D． problems

5． A． played             B． acted             C． learned            D． tried

6． A． equipment            B． conditions         C． experiments        D． preparation

7． A． excited               B． pleased            C． surprised           D． disappointed

8． A． interesting          B． successful        C． easy                      D． hard

9． A． make              B． spend            C． save                     D． care

10．A． on                B． in                C． at                 D． for

11．A． gave in            B． gave off           C． gave up           D． gave out

12．A． heart              B． future             C． feeling             D． pride

13．A．make-up             B． play              C．a(chǎn)ct                 D． work

14．A． ran                B． came             C． threw             D． poured

15．A． nearly             B． totally             C． at least             D． at most

16．A． was able to         B． could             C． had to             D． must

17．A． land               B． house             C． garden              D． car

18．A． move in            B． sell out            C． marry              D． engage

19．A． where              B． when             C． how               D． what

20．A． office              B． job               C． bank               D． business

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　　I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was 1 to write a few articles on 2 in London. It was 3 that all my adventures started. I made a 4 that the best way of collecting facts was that I would go deep into the 5 of life. 1 used to be an actor, of course. I had 6 all the skills of make-up and could 7 make good use of them. having finished all necessary preparations, I 8 myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was 9 to find that I had received more than a pound.

　　Well, you can imagine how 10 it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could 11 as much as that in a single day! I 12 my job as a reporter, though my pride was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me 13 and my clever answers quickly made me almost a 14 character. All day and every day, the money 15 into my cap and I usually received 16 two pounds in a day. In the end, I 17 make a large bright beautiful white 18 in the country, and later to marry. Nobody had any idea where my money 19 came from. My dear wife only knew that I had 20 in London; that was all.