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　　“Weren’t you a crazy kid!” said Sister．

　　I was．The 　　1　　 I was seven Father gave me a new penny, bright as gold．He had taken it out of his pocket several times, 　　2　　 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　　3　　 it．He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　　4　　 some sign that the gift would be 　　5　　．

　　“You can 　　6　　 it if you want it, Peter,” he said at long last．“Oh, thanks．”I said 　　7　　 more．I couldn’t show any of my eagerness．

　　I started with it to the 　　8　　．For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom” popcorn(爆米花)．　　9　　 the more I thought my shining 　　10　　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper kept his 　　11　　 in, the slower my 　　12　　 became as the store came nearer and nearer．I 　　13　　 down in the road．I began to play with the penny, putting off the 　　14　　．I closed my eyes and 　　15　　 it deep in the sand; and then, with my eyes still closed, 　　16　　 and walked around and then came back to search for it．I did that again and again．Alas(哎呀), once too often, the penny was 　　17　　．

　　It was almost dark when their 　　18　　 talking awakened me．It was Mother who had found me．“Peter! What made you come up here and hide?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there．How could I bear the 　　19　　 to repeat the 　　20　　 thing before him!

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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 ＄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　　 to ask 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　　 in 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 surprised by the 　　11　　 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 was dying 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(重视)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．

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James’s New Bicycles

　　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(与…呆在一起)people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no 　　5　　 in asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 　　6　　．

　　There was only one way to get the 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 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 than the bicycle．