James’s New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __26_ _ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __27_ _ on earth was he going to get the _ _28_ _ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was _ 29 __ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no _ _30_ _ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __ 31_ _. There was only one way to get money, and that was to _ _32 __ it. He would have to find a job. __ 33 _ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had _ 34__ on most things. “Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” That was the __ 35__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the _ _36_ _ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __ 37_ _ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __ 38 __ increased and he knew that he would soon have __ 39 _ for the bicycle he longed for. The day _ _40_ _ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __ 41_ _ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __ 42_ _ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __ 43_ _ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _ _44_ _ he had bought it with his own money. He had __ 45_ _what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle. 小题1: A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked 小题2: A．How B．Why C．Who D．What 小题3: A．amount B．part C．sum D．rest 小题4: A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair 小题5: A．point B．reason C．result D．right 小题6: A．split B．spend C．spare D．save 小题7: A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect 小题8: A．Or B．So C．For D．But 小题9: A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge 小题10: A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening 小题11: A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety 小题12: A．brand B．number C．size D．type 小题13: A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble 小题14: A．all B．enough C．much D．some 小题15: A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly 小题16: A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted 小题17: A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly 小题18: A．applying B．asking C．looking D．working 小题19: A．since B．if C．than D．though 小题20: A．deserved B．benefited C．achieved D．learned