Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl,Sarah.
________Sarah left university,she began to live in New York City on her own.She ________ a job in a publishing house,but the salary(薪水)was________ $30,000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard,but Sarah ________ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year.How was that ________in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living ________starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that ________ housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat(公寓) with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants.________ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then ________the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often ________a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking ________in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.”
Did Sarah feel poor________ cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands,________to Portland.
“Don't think of saving money as something ________.It's a kind of game,”said Sarah
1.A. Until B. Because C. After D. Unless
2.A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for
3.A. more than B. less than C. shorter than D. higher than
4.A. can B. may C. could D. might
5.A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different
6.A. already B.never C. hardly D. always
7.A. helps B. becomes C. makes D. means
8.A. food B. rest C. studying D. playing
9.A. Soon B. Finally C. Once D. Again
10.A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked
11.A. along B. up C. down D. around
12.A. by B. up C. at D. between
13.A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
14.A. hard B. interesting C. nice D. great
—I’m going on a trip to Beijing. —_________!
A. It’s nice of you B. Have a good time
C. OK. That’s all right D. Congratulation
— Do you know when he grows up? — He will be an actor.
A. what will he do. B. what will he be
C. what he will do D. what he will be
For lunch, I usually have ________ and one sandwich.
A. half a cup of carrot juice
B. a cup of carrot juice half
C. a half carrot juice cup
D. half a carrot juice cup
Tom ______ half an hour doing his homework and listening to pop music ______him 20 minutes.
A. costs; spends B. takes; costs
C. spends; takes D. spends; take
— Did you have breakfast this morning
— No. I got up late and went school breakfast.
A. without B. in C. for D. after