通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10小题，计10分)

　　Bruce shook his money box again．

　　Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed．All that he had was ＄24.52．The 　　1　　 which he wanted was at least ＄90．How on earth(究竟)was he going to get the rest of the 　　2　　 ?

　　He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was hard to hang out(闲逛)with people when you were the only one 　　3　　 a bicycle．He thought about 　　4　　 he could do．He couldn't get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra(额外的)money．

　　There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱)it．He would have to find a job．He decided to ask Mr Clay for 　　5　　．

　　“Well, you can start right here, ” said Mr Clay．“You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing”．

　　That was the beginning of Bruce's part-time(兼职)job．For the next three 　　6　　 he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms．

　　The day finally came when Bruce 　　7　　 his money and found ＄94.32．He wasted no time and went down to the shop to 　　8　　 the bicycle he wanted．He rode home proudly, looking forward to 　　9　　 his new bicycle to his friends．Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money．At last, his dream came true, and his parents were 　　10　　 of him．

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Growing up is not always easy．When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on 　　1　　 is more useful than crying for help．That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man 　　2　　 family hardship tells us．

　　Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province．When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby 　　3　　．A year later, Hong's mother 　　4　　 home．She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband．So everything hard fell onto the young boy's 　　5　　：to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study．

　　Although his life was hard, Hong didn't go away from his father and sister．He took several part-time jobs to 　　6　　 his family．He climbed tall trees to get birds' eggs for his sister．He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to 　　7　　 different things to sell around his school．A few years later, he studied at a college．To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 　　8　　 a room near his college for her, and sent her to school．

　　After Hong's story went 　　9　　, he became a hero in people's eyes．But Hong 　　10　　 offers from others．He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work．

　　Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man．

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