Jame’s New Bicycle  
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   36  the coins that lay on the bed . ＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!   37  on earth was he going to get the   38   of the money?  
He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was   39  to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do.There was no 40   asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to  41  .  
There was only one way to get money, and that was to    42   it . He would have to find a job .  43    who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had    44   on most things.  
“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr.. clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”  
That was the    45   of  James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards ,and mended books. He lost count of the    46     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   47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the    48  increased and he knew that he would soon have   49   for the bicycle he longed for.  
The day    50     came when James counted his money and found ＄94. 32. He  51  no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   52   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   53   for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more    54    he had bought it with his own money. He had  55    what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.  
36. A. cleaned B. covered        C. counted        D. checked 
37. A. How       B. Why     C. Who     D. What
38. A. amount B. part      C. sum      D. rest  
39. A. brave               B. hard     C. smart  D. unfair  
40. A. point      B. reason C. result   D. right  
41. A. split        B. spend  C. spare   D. save  
42. A. borrow  B. earn     C. raise    D. collect  
43. A. Or  B. So         C. For        D. But  
44. A. decisions        B. experience  C. opinions       D. knowledge
45. A. beginning       B. introduction         C. requirement         D. opening  
46. A. similarity        B. quality C. suitability     D. variety  
47. A. brand     B. number        C. size      D. type  
48. A. effort     B. pressure      C. money D. trouble   
49. A. all  B. enough         C. much   D. some  
50. A. finally     B. instantly       C. normally       D. regularly
51. A. gave       B. left       C. took     D. wasted  
52. A. patiently        B. proudly         C. silently          D. tiredly  
53. A. applying         B. asking  C. looking          D. working 
54. A. since      B. if  C. than     D. though  
55. A. deserved        B. benefited     C. achieved      D. learned