Martin shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the (1)that lay on the bed.32dollars was all that he had.The (2) he wanted was at least 100 dollars!How 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 (5) what he could do. There was no (6) asking his parents，for he knew they had no money to spare.

  There was only one way to get money，and that was to (7) it. He would have to find a job.But who would give him the (8) and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Allen for (9) ，who usually had experience on most things.

  That was the beginning of Martin’s odd-job (零工)business. For 3 months he (10) every day after finishing his homework. He (11) dogs and babies for walks，cleared out cupboards，and mended books. He couldn't (12) how many cars he washed and how many windows he (13)，but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have (14) for the bicycle.

  The day (15) came when Martin counted his money and found $ 104.32.He wasted no time and went down to the (16) to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode (17) home. He looked forward to showing his new bicycle (18) his friends. It had been hard working for the money，(19) Martin knew it was a valuableexperience. He had (20) what he thought was impossible，and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

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