Eric shook his piggy bank again． There was nothing left! He carefully（1） 　　the coins that lay on the bed． All he had was ﹩24.52． The（2） 　　he wanted was at least ＄90! How was he going to get the rest of the money？

His friends all had bicycles． It was hard to（3） 　　with people when you were the only one without a bicycle． He thought about （4） 　　he could do． There was no point asking his parents， for he knew they had no extra money．

The only way he could get more money was to earn it． He would have to find a job． He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice．

"Well， you can （5） 　　right here，" said Mr. Smith． "You see，my windows needs cleaning and my car needs（6） 　　"

That was the（7） 　　of Eric's part﹣time job． For the next three months， he worked every day after finishing his homework． He took dogs for walks， cleaned windows and watered flowers．

At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32． He（8） 　　no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted． He rode home （9） 　　， looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends． He had done a lot of hard work， （10） 　　Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else． He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

（1）A． counted	B． spread	C． watched	D． threw
（2）A． book	B． bicycle	C． basketball	D． smart phone
（3）A． hold on	B． run away	C． hang out	D． talk about
（4）A． how	B． what	C． which	D． where
（5）A． wait	B． stay	C． learn	D． start
（6）A． driving	B． locking	C． racing	D． washing
（7）A． beginning	B． excitement	C． trouble	D． organization
（8）A． asked	B． spared	C． wasted	D． spent
（9）A． purposely	B． polite	C． proudly	D． properly
（10）A． so	B． as	C． though	D． because