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Newspaper Carrier Day happens on September 4 to celebrate Barney Flaherty and all past and present newspaper carriers.
Every day，thousands of newspaper carriers get up early and carry newspapers around the streets. They deliver(遞送)our newspapers before we wake up but few people think about their hard work. In the USA，10－year－old Barney Flaherty became the first newspaper boy. He started working for The New York Sun on September 10，y，many young people make their pocket money by delivering newspapers.
Perhaps millions of people have been a newspaper deliverer. Delivering newspapers used to be a part－time(兼職的)job for the children aged(……歲的)between 13 and now many adults often deliver newspapers by car. It has become dangerous for children to be on the streets alone before six in the morning. The newspaper carriers in the world are paid differently. For example，the newspaper carriers in Britain can make about $25 every day. And they usually work seven days a week. When you see your newspapers next time，think about the persons who delivered them.
( ) 1. Barney Flaherty，the first newspaper boy in the USA was born in ________.
A.1843 B.1833 C.1823 D.1820
( ) 2. Who used to deliver newspapers as a part-time worker?
A. The young people under the age of 16.
B. The children between the ages of 13 and 16.
C. The people of all ages.
D. The children over the age of 10.
( ) 3. How do adults usually deliver newspapers now?
A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. D. By car.
( ) 4. How much money can a newspaper carrier make every week in Britain?
A. About $175. B. About $125. C. About $100. D. About $25.
( )5. From the passage，we can know that ________.
A. all the newspaper earners in the world are boys aged between 13 and 16
B. it isn't safe for children to walk on the streets alone before 6：00 a.m.
C. newspaper carriers must have all kinds of skills besides driving
D. the writer used to deliver newspapers on foot
【回答】
1C 2B 3D 4A 5B
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