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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.
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