In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other
An Wang was born in Shanghai, China. He went to America at the age of twenty-five. He studied at Harvard, a famous university near Boston. He was _______ and soon got a doctorate (博士头衔). In 1951, An Wang ________ a small company. It had only one room and two employees (雇员). Every year the company grew and grew. By 1985, Wang had thirty thousand employees and had made 3,000 million dollars. His company became one of the most ________ companies in the USA. It made the newest computers.________An Wang was very rich, money did not change him. He lived with his wife in the same house outside Boston. He only had two suits at one time, and they were blue. He was kind to the poor and liked to give money to them. People in the USA will _______ forget this good man.
Read the passage and choose the correct words. (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5%
A．happy B．hardworking C．strong D．careful
A．designed B．made C．found D．started
A．important B．public C．difficult D．possible
A．Because B．Although C．Since D．Before
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．Often
Chris is 12 years old. He in a village in England. The school in his village is not far his home, so Chris often goes to school on foot (步行). Chris usually gets up at about 7:00 in the morning. It is not . So he has a quick breakfast. He for school at about 7:50. It takes him about 10 minutes to to school. He gets to school at about o’clock. Sometimes Chris rides his bike to school. School starts at 8:10. His favorite subject is math. He thinks numbers are .
Chris has a . He hopes (希望) to go to a big city like London some day (某一天). So he can take the subway. “I take the subway. It must be a lot fun,” he says.
Can his dream ? “Sure, it can,” says Chris.
A．lives B．works C．teaches D．plays
A．on B．in C．from D．at
A．late B．early C．bad D．good
A．goes B．comes C．leaves D．gets
A．take B．ride C．meet D．walk
A．six B．eight C．nine D．ten
A．quick B．right C．interesting D．free
A．habit B．bridge C．dream D．friend
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．have fun B．come true C．have time D．come in
Three young men got bored with their jobs in the factory. They felt , so they get together to visit their old master worker (师傅) for .
When they saw their master worker, they began to about their factory and their jobs. The old master worker listened to them without a word. About twenty minutes later, he gave the three guests green tea, black and milk tea in cups. Some cups are old, some are new, some are expensive and some are cheap. The old man told them to what they like.
When all the three young men had a cup of in hand, the old man said: “Look at the cups in your hands! You chose the good - looking, expensive cups. What would you like to choose, tea or ? You should choose what you need. Stop complaining about anybody or anything. And use your head and choose what you really need for yourself. Fall in love your job and this is what you really need now.”
Life is serious. Jobs and life are just like cups and tea. Jobs are just ways of making a living. If we understand this, we won’t complain about our jobs. Try to choose what you need, and you’ll enjoy yourself and your life.
A．relaxed B．quiet C．unpleasant D．comfortable
A．advice B．jobs C．work D．tea
A．hate B．discuss C．worry D．complain
A．telling B．saying C．talking D．speaking
A．the same B．different C．nice D．ugly
A．choose B．understand C．make D．stop
A．water B．milk C．drink D．juice
A．both B．all C．the others D．others
A．jobs B．ways C．life D．cups
A．with B．of C．at D．for
I’m a middle school student. In the past, I had some bad habits. I hardly ever had breakfast, I usually got up late. I didn’t like exercising, . I only exercised one to two times a month. In the evening, I often watched television more than two hours. Then I the Internet. I liked to play online games very much, so I often stayed up late. My parents thought that it wasn’t good my health , and they were not happy with that.
One day, I fainted(晕倒) in a P.E. class. When I , I was in the hospital. The doctor told me that it was my classmates that took me there. He also said that I was in poor(差的) . Then he told me to eat breakfast every day and do exercise.
From then on, I to give up(戒掉) my bad habits. Now I usually get up early and have a good . After school, I always play sports with my friends. I find it’s fun to have good habits.
A．because B．although C．if D．so
A．also B．too C．either D．as
A．at B．for C．in D．on
A．on B．watched C．read D．used
A．for B．with C．of D．at
A．stayed up B．put up C．came up D．woke up
A．grade B．health C．program D．homework
A．more B．less C．faster D．many
A．disliked B．expect C．decided D．plan
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．food
Susan is a 14-year-old girl. She lives in London with her parents. Her father likes horse-riding (骑马) and works in a horse-riding . Susan also likes horse-riding. She it’s an interesting sport. Susan goes horse-riding in her father’s school every Saturday she can ride very well now. Sometimes she helps the horses food and water after class. She also helps clean .
Susan wrote about horse-riding:
“When you learn to ride a horse for the first time, it’s very ! First, learn to get close to the horse. Next, learn to get on (上去) the horse. Then you learn to get off (下来) the horse.
What should we do the back of a horse? First you learn to walk around the horse. Then you learn to run slowly (慢慢地). When your teacher thinks you ride you can learn to jump (跳). Not everyone has to learn to jump. But I like jumping. It’s great.”A. office B. school C. farm
A. thinks B. wishes C. wants
A. but B. or C. and
A. to give B. giving C. gives
A. they B. them C. it
A. anything B. everyone C. something
A. long B. difficult C. heavy
A. can B. have to C. may
A. on B. in C. at
A. good B. nice C. well
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