[单项选择]Though Jack is only 7 years old but he is clever enough to work out that puzzle difficult even for a grown-up.
A. 7 years old
B. but
C. enough to
D. difficult even for

[单项选择]Benjamin Day was only 22 years old when he developed the idea of a newspaper for the masses and launched his New York Sun in 1833, which would profoundly alter journalism by his new approach. Yet, several conditions had to exist before a mass press could come into existence. It was impossible to launch a mass-appeal newspaper without invention of a printing press able to produce extremely cheap newspaper affordable almost to everyone. The second element that led to the growth of the mass newspaper was the increased level of literacy in the population. The then increased emphasis on education led to a concurrent growth of literacy as many people in the middle and lower economic groups acquired reading skills. The trend toward "democratization" of business and politics fostered the creation of a mass audience responsive to a mass press.
Having seen.others fail in their attempts to market a mass-appeal newspaper, he forged ahead with his New York Sun, which would be a daily and sell
A. The upgraded educational level of the masses.
B. The increased wealth of the population as a whole.
C. The democratic background and drive of the general public.
D. The lowered cost of newspaper production.

[简答题]By the time he was 18 years old, he had developed to the extent that he never listened to his parents’ advice.

[单项选择]Though he is ______ seventy years old, he takes exercise every day.
A. past
B. above
C. on
D. over

[填空题]

Jimmy was seven years old. He got some money from his parents every week, but he (1)  a lot of it on things which he saw in the stores and suddenly wanted to buy, although he didn’t need them. One day his mother gave him a (2)  and said, "Now, Jimmy, whenever you buy anything, I want you to write it down in this book, and write down the price, too." After a week, Jimmy said to his mother, "Mommy, before I spend any money now, I really (3) ." His mother was very pleased and thought, "Well, he’s learned the (4)  of money now." But she wasn’t so happy he added, "Yes, before I buy anything, I always ask myself, am I going to be able to (5)  that in my notebook"

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[单项选择]Tom was fourteen years old. He studied in a middle school. Tom was going home at five yesterday. He got on a bus. A mother with her little boy was sitting nearby. Suddenly the boy cried. His mother tried her best to make the boy stop crying but the boy would not do so. At last Tom said angrily,“Oh, how terribly that boy cried! Why don’t you give him what he wants ”“I would if I could.”answered the mother quietly,“But he wants your cap.”

Tom was a student.
A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn’t say.