Question

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3_ of  the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.

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

 That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ 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 __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.

  The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__what 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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A   

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A   

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A   

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C