James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully36the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90!37on earth was he going to get the38of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was39to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no40to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to41 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to42it. He would have to find a job.43who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had _44in most things. 'Well, you can start right here,' said Mr Clay. 'My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.' That was the45of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the46jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the47of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the48increased and he knew that he would soon have49for the bicycle he was dying for. The day50came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He51no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode52home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard53for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more54he had bought it with his own money. He had55what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
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