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 far more __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.　

难易度：难

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

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳　　 答案。

    There was once a millionaire who loved money more than　　 1 in the world. He didn't know 2 how much he had. So he took on a little girl to count all his money for him.

    It 3 the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was 4 and asked, " 5 do you want?" He thought that　　 6 she was only a child, he could 7 her into 8 very small amount(数目).

    The little girl said, "Well, I worked for six days, so I think you 9 me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, 10 give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied(乘) by itself." The millionaire thought that　　 11 he would only have to give her a very few dollars.　　 12 little girl! So he immediately 13 his lawyer sign up a contract(契约),　　 14that she would change her 15 .

    For the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and for the second day, two pennies　　 16 two pennies, 17 four pennies.

    Each day after that, he had to give her the 18 he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And 19 the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl 20 his money.

    21 is it　　 22 the little girl could have all the greedy(贪婪的) millionaire's money? 23 you are interested in it you may try to 24 this 25 problem.

    1. A. everything  B. anything else  C. nothing else  D. something 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　2. A. exactly   B. directly   C. possibly   D. properly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　3. A. paid　　  B. spent　　  C. took　　 D. wasted   ［　　 ］ 　　4. A. wild with joy　　   B. mad with happiness 　　   C. moved to tears　　  D. very angry at this　　   ［　　 ］ 　　5. A. How many days　　   B. How much time  　　   C. How many pays　　   D. How much pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］ 　　6. A. when　　B. whether  C. because　　D. whatever   ［　　 ］ 　　7. A. take　　B. bring　　C. force　　  D. cheat　　  ［　　 ］ 　　8. A. taking  B. asking   C.wanting　　 D.making　　  ［　　 ］ 　　9. A. have  to give　　   B. must have given 　　   C. had to pay　　　　  D. ought to pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］    10. A. still   B. just　　 C. yet　　　　D.mostly　　  ［　　 ］    11. A. in this way　　　　 B. as a matter of fact  　　   C. in no time　　　　  D. on the other hand　　　　［　　 ］    12. A. How foolish　　　　 B. What a foolish   　　   C. How clever　　　　  D. What a clever　　　　　　［　　 ］    13. A. had　　 B. told　　 C. asked　　  D.demanded　　［　　 ］    14. A. so　　  B. frightening C. fearing D. in order   ［　　 ］    15. A. thought B. thinking C. meaning　　 D. mind　　  ［　　 ］    16. A. plus　　B. minus　　C. times　　  D.divided　　 ［　　 ］    17. A. or　　  B. and　　  C. but　　　　D. as well as ［　　 ］    18. A. total   B. number   C.penny　　   D. value　　  ［　　 ］    19. A. at　　  B. in　　   C. within　　 D. by　　　　 ［　　 ］    20. A. all　　 B. part　　 C. half　　   D. little of  ［　　 ］    21. A. What　　B. How　　  C. Whatever   D. However　　［　　 ］    22. A. whether B. that　　 C. which　　  D. when　　   ［　　 ］    23. A. Since   B. As　　   C. If　　　　 D. That　　   ［　　 ］    24. A. do out  B. work out C. make out   D. think out  ［　　 ］    25. A. money   B. hardest  C. physics　　D. math　　  ［　　 ］

________our food ________, we had to walk to a village for help.（成都毕业班第一次诊断试题）

　 A. Since; runs out　　　　　　　 B. Because; run out

C. With; running out　　　　　　 D. For; running out

______our food ________, we had to walk to a village for help.

　 A. Since; runs out　　　　　　　 B. Because; run out