Question

Bruce shook (搖) his money box again.

Nothing! He carefully counted the coins on his bed. All the money was $24.52. He wanted to buy a _____, but it was at least _____. How could he get the rest of the money?

All his friends had bicycles, but he was the only one _____a bicycle. He thought about _____ he could do. He couldn’t get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra (額外的) money. There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn (掙錢) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for _____.

“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 (兼職) job. For the next three _____ he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.

The day came at last when Bruce _____ his money and found $94.32. He went to the shop quickly to _____ the bicycle he wanted. He rode home happily, looking forward to _____ his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were ______ with him.

1.A. car B. toy C. watch D. bicycle

2.A. $90 B. $100 C. $110 D. $120

3.A. with B. without C. on D. beside

4.A. why B. how C. what D. where

5.A. food B. money C. water D. help

6.A. months B. minutes C. seconds D. hours

7.A. lent B. lost C. counted D. borrowed

8.A. buy B. sell C. drive D. make

9.A. borrowing B. showing C. asking D. giving

10.A. generous B. sad C. happy D. serious

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C 【解析】主旨大意：這篇短文中布魯斯想要一輛新的自行車，但是他的父母也不是很有錢。最后布魯斯通過做兼職工作，通過自己的勞動為自己買了一輛自行車，為此他很珍惜這兩自行車。 1.句意：他想買一輛自行車。A. car汽車；B. toy玩具；C. watch手表...

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