第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 Ks5

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 K

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