Brian sat outside his house． He really wanted a new bike for（31） 　 　． His bike was five years old． The seat was up as high as it would go， and his（32） 　 　were still too long for his bike． A new one cost 110，butallhehadwas33.67． Where could he get the rest of the（33） 　 　？ Brian did a lot of （34） 　 　． His birthday was still five month away． Maybe he could do more housework to make more． Maybe his sister（35） 　 　lend him the money． She has（36） 　 　a lot from baby﹣sitting．

While he was thinking， the phone rang． Mrs． Timmons' （37） 　 　had got out again． She asked Brian if he could （38） 　 　it for her． Brian said he would be（39） 　 　to do that． After catching the cat， he （40） 　 　it to Mrs． Timmons． She was so（41） 　 _ 　that she handed Brian two dollars． Brian thanked Mrs． Timmons， but told her she didn't have to pay him．

Then Brian had a（n）（42） 　 　． He would set up a pet（43） 　 　． He could take care of people's pets when they were（44） 　 　． In his neighborhood there were at least 12dogs， a few cats， and even some fish． Brian would have a new bike（45） 　 　!

31．A． his birthday	B． the New year	C． Christmas	D． Thanksgiving
32．A． hair	B． hands	C． ears	D． legs
33．A． bike	B． money	C． work	D． time
34．A． thinking	B． housework	C． walking	D． research
35．A． should	B． need	C． would	D． must
36．A． borrowed	B． saved	C． wasted	D． spent
37．A． cat	B． fish	C． dog	D． rabbit
38．A． wait for	B． feed	C． look after	D． find
39．A． kind	B． happy	C． angry	D． afraid
40．A． returned	B． sold	C． posted	D． left
41．A． excited	B． interested	C． helpful	D． thankful
42．A． question	B． suggestion	C． idea	D． secret
43．A． shop	B． service	C． hospital	D． school
44．A． in	B． dead	C． away	D． old
45．A． in no time	B． for a long time	C． all the time	D． for the first time