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。
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1the coins that lay on the bed.$24.52 were all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! 2on earth was he going to get the 3of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 5asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 6
There was only one way to get money, and that was to 7it. He would have to find a job. 8who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 9on most things.
That was the 10of James’s odd- job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the 11of 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 12of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 13increased and he knew that he would soon have 14for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 15came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 16no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 17home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 18for the money, so James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 19he had bought it with his own money. He had 20what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
1.A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked
2.A. How B. Why C. Who D. What
3.A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
4.A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair
5.A. point B. reason C. result D. right
6.A. split B. spend C. spare D. save
7.A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect
8.A. Or B. So C. For D. But
9.A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge
10.A . beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening
11.A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety
12.A. brand B. number C. size D. type
13.A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble
14.A. all B. enough C. much D. some
15.A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
16.A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted
17.A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly
18.A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working
19.A. since B. if C. than D. though
20.A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
_______ that all mountain roads were closed.
A. So the dangerous weather became
B. So dangerous did the weather become
C. So dangerous became the weather
D. The dangerous weather became so
She was _______ reading a novel and didn’t notice the coming car.
A. occupied to B. buried in C. absorbed on D. engaged to
In order to direct Qinghai quake relief work , President Hu Jintao cut short his planned tour in America and set _______ heading home early.
A. about B. off C. out D. up
A large sum of money has been raised for the _______ of the homeless children after the earthquake inYushu.
A. profit B. favor C. advantage D. benefit
--- Which country is going to win the 2010 World Cup, Germany or Brazil?
--- The _______ seems more likely.
A. late B. lately C. latter D. later
