《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练九年级英语苏州专版》

I decided to make some money this summer. I took our lawn mower(割草机) and went around our neighbourhood asking if anyone wanted their grass 1.
Our lawn mower was very 2. It wasn't electric or gas-powered. It was called “pushing power” 3 you had to push it to make it move. It was a lot of hard work.
I put a little sign on the mower saying Charlie's Lawn Cutting. After working for a few 4, I soon had regular customers. Within about a month, I had enough money to buy a gas-powered mower. I thought, “Now I can do the work 5 and make more money!”
The first time I brought my new gas-powered lawn mower to cut a neighbour's lawn, the lady came to the door and said, “What is that?” I told her it was my new lawn mower and that it would do a better job than the old one.
She looked disappointed and said, “You 6 that old push mower?” I explained that it was such hard work using a human-powered mower.
The lady said, “You know, one of the 7 I gave you the job was because of that old lawn mower. It doesn't 8 the air and it doesn't make a big noise. I'll let you cut my grass if you use that old mower, but not that gas-powered one.” I was 9. “I'll have to come back later with the old one,” I told her.
I went to the next house and the same thing happened. I took the gas mower back to the 10 that day. Now I use my old push mower and I wear a T-shirt that says: Charlie's Lawn Cutting. No noise, no pollution—just me!
( )1. B
( )2. B
( )3. D
( )4. C
( )5. A
( )6. C
( )7. D
( )8. B
( )9. D
( )10. C

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