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第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
James's New Bicycle
James shook his money box again.Nothing！He carefully (36)______ the coins that lay on the bed.$24.52 was all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least $90！(37)______ on earth was he going to get the (38)______ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles.It was (39)______ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels.He thought about what he could do.There was no (40)______ asking his parents，for he knew they had no money to %%%41%%%.
There was only one way to get money，and that was to %%%42%%% it.He would have to find a job.%%%43%%% who would hire him and what could he do？He decided to ask Mr.Clay for advice，who usually had %%%44%%% on most things.
“Well，you can start right here，”said Mr.Clay.“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the %%%45%%% of James's odd－job(零工)business.For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He was amazed by the %%%46%%%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 %%%47%%% of cars he washed and windows he cleaned，but the %%%48%%% increased and he knew that he would soon have %%%49%%% for the bicycle he longed for.
The day %%%50%%% came when James counted his money and found $94.32.He %%%51%%% no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode %%%52%%% home，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.It had been hard %%%53%%% for the money，but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more %%%54%%% he had bought it with his own money.He had %%%55%%% what

(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