Question

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 $90!  37   on earth was he going to get the   38  of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. 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   to ask 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  in 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 was surprised by the  46   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 was dying 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 (重视) 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 more 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. need                         B. reason                     C. result                                    D. right

41. A. separate                    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. similar                             B. ashamed                  C. peaceful                         D. various

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. studied                    C. achieved                         D. learned

Answer 1

36—40 CADBA  41—45 CBDCA  46—50 DBCBA  51—55 DBDAC