1. (2022九上·金东月考) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A few weeks ago，I found a perfect pair of shoes waiting for me at the store. They were green，blue，red and white，with just the right style. I could actually hear them calling1 ——"Leila，Leila，Leila!"

"Mom!" I pointed at the2 shoes. "Those are exactly the ones I need!Can I have them？Please？"

"Let's see how 3 they are，"said Mom.

My heart broke when we saw the price—＄100!I knew Mom would4 buy them. "I only have ＄25，"I5 what I was going to do.

Autumn was surely here. The days were6 ，and the leaves were falling from the trees，I was looking out of the window one afternoon，watching the leaves falling into my yard. Suddenly I got a（n）7 . I rushed downstairs. 

"Mom，" I called into the living room. "I think I know8 I can make money to buy those shoes!"

Mom looked up from her book. "And how's that，Leila？"

"People want their9 clean and tidy. I can rake（耙） leaves for them. "

A smile slowly spread across Mom's face. "Now that's a good idea!"

Each week，I10 leaves in people's yards and put them in waste bins. It took five11  of hard work. I raked leaves until I got blisters（水疱） on my hands. My coats and trousers got dirty，but I didn't12 . As time went by，I was getting closer to my goal. In the end，I got enough 13 . 

The big day finally came. Mom drove me to the store，and I walked14 into the shoe store. I found the shoes I'd wanted so much and tried them on in my size. They15 me perfectly!I finally had the exact shoes I wanted!