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山东省章丘市2015高考英语完形填空、阅读理解学生自练（2）附答案 完形填空 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 ____ 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. ( ) 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 (