Iapproachedmyfatherdeterminedtogetasmallbikeformybirthday.“DaddymybirthdayiscomingupandIwanta 41 ”.

“OKthenyou’llhaveto 42 metopaysomebills.”Dadsaid.

ThisiswhatIwas 43 of.Iknewthatmyfatherwasnotgoingtoletsuchalarge 44 gowithoutusingittoteachmealifelesson.Wild 45 ranthroughmyhead.Howcouldpaybills?Ihad 46 doneitbefore.Luckilysoonmydad 47 whathemeant.Hewantedmeto 48 allofthehouseholdexpensesandsubtractthemfromwhatheandmymother 49 eachmonth.

AfternervouslyhandingDadmy 50 heexplainedthatbillshadtobepaid 51 hecouldspendmoneyon“funstuff”billsalwayshadtobepaid.Hethentoldmethatthe 52 ofmybikehadtobelessthanthemoneythatwasleft.Mydadsaiditwasbecausesomeofthe 53 wasforsavings.

IrealizedthatifIgotabikethatwasmysizenowI’d 54 outofitbynextyearandmayevenhavetogiveittooneofmylittlesisters.Soat11yearsoldImademyveryfirst 55 moneychoice.ThebikethatIaskedmydadtopurchasewas 56 .Thebikewassonon-11year-old-girlthatevenmyfatheraskedifIwas 57 .Althoughmybikemadesomekidsatschool 58 meIwasproudofmyselfformakingachoice.

EventhoughInolongerridemybikemyDadnowridesthisbikeforexercise.I’m 59 mybikestorywithyoutoshowthatthereisnosuchthingasasmallfinancial 60 .Yourcurrentfinancialchoicewillchoiceswillhaveagreateffectonyourlife.

41.A.holiday B.present C.award D.job

42.A.advise B.leave C.help D.force

43.A.afraid B.ashamed C.tired D.fond

44.A.command B.promise C.comment D.request

45.A.messages B.thoughts C.challenges D.feelings

46.A.often B.never C.ever D.just

47.A.clarified B.admitted C.recognized D.forgot

48.A.pickup B.getup C.addup D.turnup

49.A.carried B.made C.borrowed D.raised