初中英语中考专题复习——短文填空 A Thirty years ago, I walked into a bakery and asked for some loaves(条)of bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. A young lady ____1_____ me that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good ____2____. I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It ____3____ me all day, but I sold them all. At the ___4______ of the day, I had some money.I thought I was the ___5_____ boy in the world as I walked home that evening. The next day, I went to a bike shop. I paid a deposit(定金)on a new bike. And then I started my next journey( 行 程 )____6_____ a newspaper delivery(投递)boy. Soon I ___7____ pay the rest of the money for the bike and the bike was mine. I was so proud of ______8___! Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods alll over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don‟t ride a bike these days . I drive a large nice car. I don‟t know ___9_______ that young lady was. But ___10______ she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. I‟d like to show my thanks to her. B Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries. Recent research made among 428 middle school students in Chongqing, 1 __ half of them would like to study abroad(在国外). “Chinese children want to go abroad to get 2 knowledge,less academiccompetition(学业竞争) or even family honor(荣耀),” said Chen yi, a Chinese writer who has lived in the US 3 16 years. “But life in foreign countries can ___4 hard for young people.” We have to 5 the different culture and language problems,” said Hong Guang, a Chinede student in London. However, these are not always ...