Kareem sighed as he counted his money again. He was still short of fifty dollars to buy the latest Speedster X bike. In order to save his pocket money to replace his old bike, he had been packing sandwiches to school for the last three months.
"How can I get that fifty dollars?" he thought to himself. His mind was wondering when Mother's voice disturbed his thoughts. "Kareem, I just ran into Aunty Kim, our neighbour who just moved in next door. Her son, Shawn, will cycle to school next week. Could you show him the shortcut to school later? It's Saturday anyway!" Hearing this, Kareem had no option but to obey it. He knew Mother had probably already volunteered his service to Aunty Kim. "Oh, here's a mail from your grandma. Open it!" added Mother.
Kareem's grandmother lived abroad and she would send him photos and cards. He opened the envelope and pulled out a greeting card. Incredibly, a fifty dollar note slipped out as well! Kareem was wild with joy. Waving the note in the air, he shouted happily, "Enough money for my bike!"
At 2 p. m. Kareem met Shawn as arranged by their mothers. The sooner he finished this task, the sooner he could go to the bike shop. While the boys were cycling, a squirrel (松鼠) appeared behind a parked car and dashed across the road so suddenly that the boys knocked into each other and fell down heavily. Kareem said regretfully, "I forgot to warn you about the squirrel population here. " As Kareem was lifting up his broken bike, Shawn cried anxiously, "Oh, my poor bike! It's completely broken. "
Watching Shawn carrying the broken bike home in silence, Kareem hurried to the bike shop for his dream bike. The sign "Half Price for Old Models" in the shop attracted his eyes.
Paragraph 1:"A Speedster X bike or two old models?"Kareem hesitated. .
Paragraph 2:"Hi!" Kareem appeared at Shawn's door cheerfully and asked. "Want to ride together?".
