unin8 A person of great determination(下)

　　［解析］从全文可知Billy是个好报童，只有“生病”才可能是他中断送报的原因。

　　答案：A

16．A. carry     B. collect    C. deliver       D. sell  答案：C

17．A. thus      B. but      C. so           D. for

　　［解析］认为已有70名顾客还不够……，此处为转折语气.  答案：B

18．A. much     B. even    C. many        D. still

　　［解析］more后为复数名词customers，故用many。   答案：C

19．A. trip      B. car      C. bicycle      D. job

　　［解析］最后这两句说明，Billy如当上an outstanding newspaper boy（最佳报童），则可能得到a prize；a trip to Europe，也可能是a new bicycle。  答案：A

20．A. because        B. whether          C. unless         D. if

　　［解析］ 此处并非确有其事，只是假设。    答案：D

探究活动

　　Premier Zhu Rongji is meeting the press in the Great Hall of the People Friday morning and will answer questions on domestic(国内的) and international issues（事件）.
　　The press conference（记者招待会）, held by the just－concluded Fifth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress（五届人大五次会议）, is expected（预计） to last about one hour.

　　Three teenagers seek advice from a woman doctor at the teenager clinic on March 2. The clinic, attached to（隶属于） the Beijing No. 2 Hospital, was the first one in China for teenagers to cater to （满足） their special needs, and people under the age of 23 will be taught rudiments（初步） on physiological growth, making friends of opposite sex, pregnancy（怀孕） and safe sex（性安全）.