Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia.They liv

Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia.They lived in a tall building.A man named Donald Smith lived in the building,too.He 1 a toy company.One day Donald gave Mary,the 4-year-old girl,a new 2 .She played with the toy and said,“This is fun!” A few weeks later Donald gave her 3 toy.She played with it.She said,“I am not 4 this toy.It doesn’t work.” She was a(n) 5 little girl.Donald liked her honesty,and they became friends.For years Donald gave Mary new toys,and she gave him very good 6 about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old,Donald 7 her a new ball.The hall had a balloon(气球) inside it.Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water.She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors.She wanted to 8 rice or beans (豆子) in it to make it noisy.The company made these 9 .Mary's ideas were a great success!The company 10 thousands of the balls.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) 11 gift.He made her a vice-president (副董事长) of the toy company.12 made $200,000 a year.Her job was to see 13 the new toys were fun.She took a car from her school to her office.She worked for three or four hours a day at her job.14 she had to do her homework.Mary was a busy teenager.She had 15 time to be with her family.Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college.The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
1.A.owned B.found C.helped D.chose
2.A.gift B.book C.toy D.bag
3.A.one B.another C.other D.the other
4.A.angry with B.surprised at C.tired of D.interested in
5.A.kind B.honest C.helpful D.lovely
6.A.ideas B.skills C.names D.facts
7.A.1ent B.called C.returned D.showed
8.A.grow B.eat C.put D.cook
9.A.inventions B.rules C.mistakes D.changes
10.A.sent B.had C.sold D.received
11.A.amazing B.interesting C.beautiful D.boring
12.A.He B.She C.It D.They
13.A.that B.if C.how D.why
14.A.So B.But C.Or D.Then
15.A.1ess B.more C.much D.most

1A
2C
3B
4D
5B
6A
7D
8C
9D
10C
11A
12B
13B
14B
15A