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Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
41 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 42 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54 to Portland．
“Don’t think of saving money as something 55 ．It’s a kind of game，”said Sarah．

A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless

A．found B．tried C．asked for D．Iooked for

A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than

A．can B．may C．was able to D．might

A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always

A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means

A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save

A．along B．up C．down D．around

A．because of B．because C．before D．between

A．another B．the other C．others D．the others

A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great

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One day, I ___(3)___ my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only ___(4)____ that would be good for me.

Well, I gave it a ___(5)___. Every week, I got a little ____(6) ___ and hated swimming a little less, I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to ____(7)____ the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel ___(8)___ I was so afraid of the water before!

Much to everyone’s surprise, I won third place in the city finals. ____(9)____ is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me—a swimmer!

For this reason, I say: don’t limit (限制) your ____(10)____. And remember, life is a swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised where you end up.

(1).

A．

water

B．

sand

C．

juice

D．

air

(2).

A．

still

B．

never

C．

also

D．

even

(3).

A．

turned down

B．

looked at

C．

waited for

D．

fell off

(4).

A．

exercise

B．

story

C．

housework

D．

journey

(5).

A．

visit

B．

band

C．

try

D．

call

(6).

A．

better

B．

slower

C．

higher

D．

heavier

(7).

A．

check

B．

catch

C．

join

D．

invite

(8).

A．

B．

C．

D．

(9).

A．

Skating

B．

Swimming

C．

Jumping

D．

Coaching

(10).

A．

excuses

B．

praises

C．

words

D．

choices

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Andy was throwing an empty box when a woman and her daughter ran over.

“You smell ___1___!”Andy said to the woman.

The woman said, “I just want you to ___2___ me the box. It’s how my daughter and I survive (生存)” “But it’s just trash (垃圾),” said Andy.

“One person’s trash is another person’s ___3___,” the woman said, reaching out her hand, “Can I have it?”

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Andy told his mother about the dirty woman. His mother said in a ___6___ voice, “Andy, not everyone has good ___7___. Your father left us when you were two years old. We lived a hard life. I couldn’t find a ___8___, so we had to live on the streets. One day, I met a lady and she ___9___ me to make money by recycling boxes. I ____10____ her suggestion and our life changed after that.”

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There are always some people who give us unexpected ____15____. So wherever we are, be kind to people around us.

A．

sweet

B．

nice

C．

terrible

D．

smoky

A．

buy

B．

give

C．

show

D．

lend

A．

pride

B．

support

C．

power

D．

treasure

A．

Though

B．

Unless

C．

Before

D．

A．

impolitely

B．

gladly

C．

nervously

D．

hopefully

A．

funny

B．

soft

C．

cold

D．

strange

A．

luck

B．

fame

C．

nature

D．

behavior

A．

reason

B．

dream

C．

job

D．

hobby

A．

allowed

B．

advised

C．

needed

D．

sent

10.

A．

checked

B．

questioned

C．

followed

D．

forgot

11.

A．

climbed

B．

rushed

C．

rode

D．

jumped

12.

A．

surprised

B．

afraid

C．

relaxed

D．

worried

13.

A．

fear

B．

interest

C．

sadness

D．

joy

14.

A．

teach

B．

understand

C．

praise

D．

help

15.

A．

success

B．

pleasure

C．

warmth

D．

pride

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It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.

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“We can't paint that!” shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.

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(1).

A．

difference

B．

problem

C．

reason

D．

way

(2).

A．

encouraged

B．

relaxed

C．

satisfied

D．

surprised

(3).

A．

agreed

B．

replied

C．

understood

D．

waited

(4).

A．

buildings

B．

houses

C．

happiness

D．

summer

(5).

A．

excitedly

B．

carelessly

C．

kindly

D．

sadly

(6).

A．

angrily

B．

patiently

C．

secretly

D．

worriedly

(7).

A．

painting

B．

playing

C．

talking

D．

writing

(8).

A．

book

B．

floor

C．

paper

D．

wall

(9).

A．

cheered

B．

doubted

C．

finished

D．

regretted

(10).

A．

careful

B．

certain

C．

happy

D．

nervous

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I don't regret putting time and energy（10）　　the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect.And moments of failure like this build character一since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

（1）

A．

bored

B．

afraid

C．

excited

D．

hopeful

（2）

A．

A compare

B．

remember

C．

manage

D．

repeat

（3）

A．

fully

B．

quickly

C．

freshly

D．

slowly

（4）

A．

feared

B．

faced

C．

mentioned

D．

pictured

（5）

A．

B．

C．

and

D．

but

（6）

A．

B．

myself

C．

mine

D．

（7）

A．

A reply

B．

return

C．

wait

D．

win

（8）

A．

A discussion

B．

election

C．

decision

D．

invitation

（9）

A．

forgot

B．

wrote

C．

cared

D．

discussed

（10）

A．

for

B．

into

C．

D．

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45.

A．

interesting

B．

important

C．

personal

D．

satisfying

46.

A．

died

B．

improved

C．

spread

D．

appeared

47.

A．

deliver

B．

repair

C．

use

D．

build

48.

A．

However

B．

Instead

C．

So far

D．

At last

49.

A．

modern

B．

difficult

C．

late

D．

old

50.

A．

society

B．

nature

C．

pictures

D．