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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 on her own. She found 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 could 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 always starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. Once she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then the chicken bones 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 by 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. Before
2.A. more than B. less than C. at least D. higher than
3.A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different
4.A. helps B. becomes C. makes D. means
5.A. food B. rest C. study D. hobby
6.A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked
7.A. pay B. cost C. spend D. save
8.A. along B. up C. down D. around
9.A. the other B. another C. other D. the others
10.A. hard B. interesting C. easy D. tiny
---I’m always afraid of giving a speech in front of the class.
--- You can do it well.
A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Take it easy.
C. You are too nervous. D. Good luck.
K. Rowling finished the first Harry Potter book in 1995 but it wasn’t ___________ in the very beginning.
A. great successful B. a great success
C. a great successful D. great success
The twins look the same, but they are really different.
A. at a time B. from time to time
C. by the way D. in some ways
---Someone is knocking at the door. Who may it be?
---It ___________ be Tom. He is still in the school.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. couldn’t D. may not
Lucy had few close friends. So she didn’t know _________________ about the trouble.
A. who to talk B. who to talk to
C. who to say D. what to talk