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