Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
 41  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   42  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   43  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  44  Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  45  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living  46  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was  48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants．49  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  51  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  52  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  53  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，54 to Portland．
“Don't think of saving money as something  55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

【小题1】

A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless

【小题2】

A．found B．tried C．asked for D．Iooked for

【小题3】

A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than

【小题4】

A．can B．may C．was able to D．might

【小题5】

A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

【小题6】

A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always

【小题7】

A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means

【小题8】

A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

【小题9】

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

【小题10】

A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

【小题11】

A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save

【小题12】

A．along B．up C．down D．around

【小题13】

A．because of B．because C．before D．between

【小题14】

A．another B．the other C．others D．the others

【小题15】

A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

1.	A．him B．himself C．her D．herself

 

2.	A．classes B．English C．maths D．language

 

3.	A．when B．while C．because D．after

 

4.	A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily

 

5.	A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman

 

6.	A．agreed B．hated C．preferred D．failed

 

7.	A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given

 

8.	A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often

 

9.	A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle

 

10.	A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange

 

11.	A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew

 

12.	A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from

 

13.	A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin

 

14.	A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie

 

15.	A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor

 

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    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

 

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live  16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She  17  a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned  18  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be  19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still  20  $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in  21  expensive city?

Cheap living always starts with keeping the  22  cost small. For people, that  23  housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was  24 . When she ate  25 , she went to cheap restaurants.  26  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often  27  a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the  28  for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even  29  to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,  30  to Portland.

“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

1. A. happily       B. luckily          C. hopefully            D. cheaply

2.A. found          B. gets             C. looked for           D. makes

3.A. more than      B. less than            C. more             D. less

4.A. dangerous      B. hard             C. easy             D. comfortable

5.A. made           B. gave             C. took             D. saved

6. A. so an         B. such an          C. so               D. such

7.A. expensive      B. much             C. big              D. heavy

8. A. does          B. becomes          C. helps                D. means

9.A. food           B. clothes          C. studying         D. traveling

10. A. away         B. out              C. up               D. inside

11.A. Soon          B. Finally          C. Once             D. Again

12. A. pay          B. spend                C. cost             D. take

13.A. tickets           B. seats                C. exhibition           D. tea

14.A. tried         B. had              C. needed           D. managed

15.A. another       B. the other            C. other                D. other