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