Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the   1   of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.

'What?'   2   one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'

There is no reliable   3   of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the   4   spender.

A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the   5   . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.

About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their   6   , a quarter   7   it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it   8   . That is roughly in line with other surveys of   9   women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than   10   a salary.

As for   11   , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly   12   they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.

'Women tend not to spend as much as   13   and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'

Many women also worried about wealth having   14    effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to   15   a bad example.

At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when   16   .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making   17   on major purchases, which   18   that they do a lot of the big spending.

Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision   19   .

But what about other   20   ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?

(   ) 1. A. results               B. reasons             C. times               D. directions

(   ) 2. A. cried                  B. sighed              C. shouted            D. laughed

(   ) 3. A. data                   B. measure            C. division            D. news

(   ) 4. A. biggest                   B. bigger              C. smaller             D. worse

(   ) 5. A. matter               B. message            C. point               D. report

(   ) 6. A. spirit                 B. money              C. habit               D. cost

(   ) 7. A. bought                      B. robbed             C. got                   D. earned

(   ) 8. A. itself                  B. herself              C. ourselves          D. themselves

(   ) 9. A. wealthy              B. poor                 C. ordinary            D. honest

(   ) 10. A. making            B. earning             C. taking              D. spending

(   ) 11. A. buying             B. wasting            C. spending           D. saving

(   ) 12. A. when                      B. if                     C. whether            D. because

(   ) 13. A. women             B. youth                      C. adults                   D. men

(   ) 14. A. serious             B. good               C. bad                  D. various

(   ) 15. A. send                 B. set                   C. do                    D. give

(   ) 16. A. necessary          B. possible            C. pleased             D. anxious

(   ) 17. A. plans               B. decisions          C. appointments    D. suggestions

(   ) 18. A. notices             B. stresses             C. implies             D. intends

(   ) 19. A. away               B. together            C. as well             D. out

(   ) 20. A. purchases        B. effects              C. differences        D. Examples

Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d  36  to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing  37  at the bank?
Stephanie Davies  38 .
The 21-year-old girl  39  such a moment last week in a  40  in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her  41  , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls.  42  , Allie stood up and was shot in the  43  by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck.  44  she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers  45  the gunman moved around, firing into the  46  crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he  47  .
Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.
“  48  Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.
And Stephanie wasn’t the  49  hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own  50  to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were  51  for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.
“The  52  actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they  53  us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest  54  for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t  55  to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”

Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d  36  to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing  37  at the bank?

Stephanie Davies  38 .

The 21-year-old girl  39  such a moment last week in a  40  in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her  41  , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls.  42  , Allie stood up and was shot in the  43  by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck.  44  she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers  45  the gunman moved around, firing into the  46  crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he  47  .

Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.

“  48  Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.

And Stephanie wasn’t the  49  hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own  50  to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were  51  for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.

“The  52  actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they  53  us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest  54  for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t  55  to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”

1.                A．refer          B．respond        C．adapt D．talk

2.                A．in turn         B．in silence        C．in time   D．in line

3.                A．knows          B．appears         C．wonders  D．imagines

4.                A．missed         B．faced          C．expected D．enjoyed

5.                A．street          B．restaurant       C．theater   D．stadium

6.                A．friend          B．sister           C．aunt D．cousin

7.                A．Tired           B．Annoyed        C．Frightened    D．Puzzled

8.                A．leg            B．wrist           C．arm  D．neck

9.                A．Madly          B．Suddenly        C．Secretly D．Hurriedly

10.               A．since          B．as             C．until  D．because

11.               A．waiting         B．chatting        C．staring    D．screaming

12.               A．passed         B．stopped        C．hid   D．escaped

13.               A．In spite of       B．Regardless of    C．Because of     D．In terms of

14.               A．typical         B．unique         C．usual D．only

15.               A．methods        B．bodies         C．tools  D．hands

16.               A．common        B．strange         C．similar D．different

17.               A．brave          B．immediate      C．generous  D．active

18.               A．warn          B．show          C．promise   D．inform

19.               A．hope          B．concern        C．pity  D．respect

20.               A．hesitate        B．regret          C．pretend   D．refuse

Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the   1   of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.

'What?'   2   one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'

There is no reliable   3   of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the   4   spender.

A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the   5   . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.

About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their   6   , a quarter   7   it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it   8   . That is roughly in line with other surveys of   9   women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than   10   a salary.

As for   11   , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly   12   they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.

'Women tend not to spend as much as   13   and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'

Many women also worried about wealth having   14    effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to   15   a bad example.

At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when   16   .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making   17   on major purchases, which   18   that they do a lot of the big spending.

Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision   19   .

But what about other   20   ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?

(   ) 1. A. results                B. reasons             C. times                D. directions

(   ) 2. A. cried                  B. sighed              C. shouted            D. laughed

(   ) 3. A. data                   B. measure            C. division            D. news

(   ) 4. A. biggest               B. bigger              C. smaller             D. worse

(   ) 5. A. matter                B. message            C. point                D. report

(   ) 6. A. spirit                 B. money              C. habit                D. cost

(   ) 7. A. bought                      B. robbed             C. got                   D. earned

(   ) 8. A. itself                  B. herself              C. ourselves          D. themselves

(   ) 9. A. wealthy              B. poor                 C. ordinary            D. honest

(   ) 10. A. making            B. earning             C. taking              D. spending

(   ) 11. A. buying             B. wasting            C. spending           D. saving

(   ) 12. A. when                      B. if                     C. whether            D. because

(   ) 13. A. women             B. youth                      C. adults               D. men

(   ) 14. A. serious             B. good                C. bad                  D. various

(   ) 15. A. send                 B. set                   C. do                    D. give

(   ) 16. A. necessary          B. possible            C. pleased             D. anxious

(   ) 17. A. plans                B. decisions          C. appointments    D. suggestions

(   ) 18. A. notices             B. stresses             C. implies             D. intends

(   ) 19. A. away                B. together            C. as well             D. out

(   ) 20. A. purchases         B. effects              C. differences        D. examples

Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the   1   of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.

'What?'   2   one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'

There is no reliable   3   of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the   4   spender.

A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the   5   . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.

About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their   6   , a quarter   7   it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it   8   . That is roughly in line with other surveys of   9   women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than   10   a salary.

As for   11   , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly   12   they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.

'Women tend not to spend as much as   13   and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'

Many women also worried about wealth having   14    effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to   15   a bad example.

At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when   16   .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making   17   on major purchases, which   18   that they do a lot of the big spending.

Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision   19   .

But what about other   20   ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?

(   ) 1. A. results               B. reasons             C. times               D. directions

(   ) 2. A. cried                  B. sighed              C. shouted            D. laughed

(   ) 3. A. data                   B. measure            C. division            D. news

(   ) 4. A. biggest               B. bigger              C. smaller             D. worse

(   ) 5. A. matter               B. message            C. point               D. report

(   ) 6. A. spirit                 B. money              C. habit               D. cost

(   ) 7. A. bought                      B. robbed             C. got                   D. earned

(   ) 8. A. itself                  B. herself              C. ourselves          D. themselves

(   ) 9. A. wealthy              B. poor                 C. ordinary            D. honest

(   ) 10. A. making            B. earning             C. taking              D. spending

(   ) 11. A. buying             B. wasting            C. spending           D. saving

(   ) 12. A. when                      B. if                     C. whether            D. because

(   ) 13. A. women             B. youth                      C. adults               D. men

(   ) 14. A. serious             B. good               C. bad                  D. various

(   ) 15. A. send                 B. set                   C. do                    D. give

(   ) 16. A. necessary          B. possible            C. pleased             D. anxious

(   ) 17. A. plans               B. decisions          C. appointments    D. suggestions

(   ) 18. A. notices             B. stresses             C. implies             D. intends

(   ) 19. A. away               B. together            C. as well             D. out

(   ) 20. A. purchases        B. effects              C. differences        D. Examples