Bruce shook his money box again.
Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52. The 31 which he wanted was at least $90. How on earth(究竟) was he going to get the rest of the 32 ?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out(闲逛) with people when you were the only one 33 a bicycle. He thought about 34 he could do. He couldn’t get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra(额外的) money.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for 35 .
“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(兼职) job. For the next three 36 he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.
The day finally came when Bruce 37 his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to 38 the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to 39 his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were 40 of him.
小题1:A．car B．bicycle C．truck
小题2:A．money B．help C．food
小题3:A．with B．without C．behind
小题4:A．why B．how C．what
小题5:A．food B．advice C．water
小题6:A．months B．minutes C．seconds
小题7:A．lent B．lost C．counted
小题8:A．choose B．sell C．drive
小题9:A．borrowing B．showing C．asking
小题10:A．famous B．strict C．proud
2Z，其平衡常数为1600