Bruce shook his money box again.

Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52. The   31   which he wanted was at least $90. How on earth(究竟) was he going to get the rest of the   32   ?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out(闲逛) with people when you were the only one   33   a bicycle. He thought about   34    he could do. He couldn’t get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra(额外的) money.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for   35   .

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr Clay. “You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing”.

That was the beginning of Bruce’s part-time(兼职) job. For the next three   36   he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.

The day finally came when Bruce   37   his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to   38   the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to   39   his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were   40   of him.

1.A．car   B．bicycle         C．truck

2.A．money     B．help    C．food

3.A．with B．without        C．behind

4.A．why B．how    C．what

5.A．food         B．advice         C．water

6.A．months    B．minutes       C．seconds

7.A．lent B．lost      C．counted

8.A．choose     B．sell      C．drive

9.A．borrowing        B．showing       C．asking

10.A．famous  B．strict   C．proud

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James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no use asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the different kinds 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 number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.
【小题1】James in the passage was probably ________.