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I was a reporter of an evening paper in New York. One day the editor asked me to write a few __1__ on begging (乞讨) in New York. I made a decision that the best way of _2___facts was that I would go deep into the realistic life. I used to be an actor, of course, I had ___3__ all the skills of make-up (化装) and I could still use them. After I did my make-up, I placed myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was __4__ to find that I had received more than a hundred dollars.

You might have no idea how __5__ it was to work as a reporter, however, I could only make two hundred dollars a week. Now I could make as much as that in a single __6__! So I decided to give up my job as a reporter, though my pride (自尊心) was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me a lot and my clever ___7___quickly made me nearly a public character. All day and every day, the money __8__ into my cap and I usually received at least two hundred dollars in a day. In the end, I was able to afford a large bright beautiful white 9 in the country. Nobody had any idea __10__ my money really came from. My dear wife only knew that I had a job in New York: that was all.

1. A. magazines B. articles C. libraries D. languages

2. A. making B. doing C. collecting D. writing

3. A. learned B. fought C. visited D. cleaned

4. A. afraid B. angry C. worried D. surprised

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

6. A. week B. year C. day D. month

7. A. questions B. letters C. books D. answers

8. A. agreed B. guided C. poured D. invited

9. A. bicycle B. house C. book D. dictionary

10. A. where B. when C. what D. whose

【回答】

1B 2C 3A 4D 5B 6C 7D 8C 9B 10A