完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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 21 the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! 22 on earth was he going to get the 23 of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 24 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 25 asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 26 .
There was only one way to get money, and that was to 27 it. He would have to find a job. 28 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had 29 on most things.
“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the 30 of James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the 31 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 32 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 33 increased and he knew that he would soon have 34 for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 35 came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 36 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 37 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 38 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 39 he had bought it with his own money. He had 40 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even 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
The problems, _____ properly, will seriously affect the relations of nations.
A. not solved B. if not solving C. if not solved D. if not to solve
The biggest problem was that thousands of travelers remained _____ outside because of the floods.
A. sticking B. stuck C. to be stuck D. to have stuck
We noticed that each animal and each tree in the park _____ being taken good care of.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was _____ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.
A. what B. that C. why D. whether
That is the only way we can imagine _____ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.
A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce
