My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n) for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you — like soap — before you buy fun things — like . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I took.
When I returned home from , I decided to make my budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I with it, and by the next summer, I had enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as at the camp store to Sally!
1.A. restB. tripC. flightD. stop
2.A. madeB. wantedC. leftD. remembered
3.A. learnB. bringC. buyD. do
4.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Anyhow
5.A. specialB. commonC. smallD. expensive
6.A. catchB. raiseC. hurtD. control
7.A. heroB. messC. starD
. failure
8.A. warnedB. toldC. suggestedD. reminded
9.A. planB. ideaC. exampleD. promise
10.A. loseB. gatherC. needD. hate
11.A. chemicalsB. clothesC. billsD. toys
12.A. fortunatelyB. cautiouslyC. unhappilyD. gratefully
13.A. schoolB. airportC. campD. hospital
14.A. dailyB. weeklyC. monthlyD. yearly
15.A. soB. andC. becauseD. until
16.A. hardB. boringC. safeD. fresh
17.A. dealtB. beganC. agre
edD. stuck
18.A. receivedB. savedC. earnedD. borrowed
19.A. fishB. waterC. soapD. soda
20.A. apologize forB. call onC. care forD. pay back
If you are not satisfied with our work, you can complain to the 
manager who is _________ customer service.
A. in honor of B. in case of C. in charge ofD. in need of
By the time I reach the age of sixty, I hope to be healthy enough to travel ___________ .
A. gradually B. frequently C. entirelyD. equally
More ________ information is needed to help us work out the real situation.
A. generous B. reliable C. gratefulD. fluent
What upset us was that our flight was delayed because of the ________ storm.
A. fierce B. legal C. intelligentD. secure
The wide popularity of the Korean music Gangnam Style has _________ heated discussions about people’s tastes nowadays.
A. set aboutB. set asideC. set offD. set down
