Joe wanted a bike. He asked his parents for the money and they had said he must
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it.
But how? He thought about this
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he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for
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. Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbors. 4
this was summer. He’d have to
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a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 6
he had no tools to do the work with.
Then Joe saw one of his
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, Dick, delivering
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. I could do
that, he 9
. Maybe I could get the bike right
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. I could pay
for it
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each week. He ran to catch up
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Dick．Joe asked
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questions about having a paper route. He learned that
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was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned
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the job took about three
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each night. Dick gave him the
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of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had
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his plan, his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great idea.” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait Mom,” Joe said. “I’ll
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. After all, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled
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.
| 小题6: | | A．because | B．so | C．although | D．but |
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| 小题7: | | A．classmate | B．classmates | C．parents | D．parent |
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| 小题8: | | A．newspapers | B．news | C．cards | D．message |
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| 小题9: | | A．talked | B．agreed | C．thought | D．told |
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| 小题11: | | A．little | B．few | C．a little | D．a few |
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| 小题13: | | A．many a | B．much | C．plenty | D．a great many |
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| 小题16: | | A．days | B．minutes | C．hours | D．hour |
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| 小题17: | | A．address | B．telephone | C．phone number | D．manager |
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| 小题18: | | A．explained | B．talked | C．thought | D．changed |
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| 小题20: | | A．sadly | B．angry | C．proud | D．proudly |
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