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 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 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 ________ living cheaply?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.sometimes 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.one D.Again
10.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
12.A.along B.up C.down D.around
13.A.by B.up C.at D.between
14.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great
— How many workers are there in your factory, Mr. Brown?
— ________ workers in our factory ________ more than ________.
A.The number of; is; two hundreds B.The number of; is; two hundred
C.A number of; are; two hundreds D.The number of; are; two hundred
— Where is Mike?
— He _____to New York on business. He _______ the airport at five in the morning .
A.has gone; has left for B.has been; has left for C.has gone; left for D.has been; left for
—I hear that your good friend David _________ books about history.
— Yes, but now he _________ novels.
A. used to read; used to read B. is use to reading; is used to reading
C. used to read; is used to reading D. is used to reading; used to read
—Mike, how about your trip to South Hill?
—ot very good. Because our car _______ on the way.
A.calmed down B.turned down
C.broke down D.put down
— The Greens have __________ Hangzhou for holiday.
— It’s hard to believe. They have __________ there twice.
A.gone to;been B.gone to;gone
C.been to;been D.been to;gone