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  3. James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully【21】the coins that lay on the bed. $ 24.52 was all that he had. The bieyel

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully【21】the coins that lay on the bed. $ 24.52 was all that he had. The bieyel

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问题     James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully【21】the coins that lay on the bed. $ 24.52 was all that he had. The bieyele he wanted was at least $ 90 !【22】on earth was he going to get the【23】of the money?
    He knew that his friends all had bieyeles. It was【24】to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no【25】asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to【26】.
    There was only one way to get money, and that was to【27】it. He would have to find a job.【28】who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had【29】on most things.
    "Well, you can start right here," said Mr. Clay.  "My windows need cleaning and my ear needs washing. "
    That was the【30】of James’ s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the【31】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【32】of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the【33】increased and he knew that he would soon have【34】for the bicycle he longed for.
    The day【35】came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32. He【36】no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode【37】"home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard【38】for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more【39】he had bought it with his own money. He had【40】 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.  
选项 A、borrow
B、earn
C、raise
D、collect
答案B
解析 上文提到他不能向父母要钱，下一句提到他不得不找一份工作，由此可知 他必须自己“挣”钱。A项表示“借”，C、D两项的意思基本相同，可排除。
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