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Young Min Kim,a journalist from Students around the world,interviews an American university student,Lisa Conroy.They talk about living on a student budget(预算)

Young Min: Thanks for talking with me today,Lisa.Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Lisa: Well,I’m twenty-one,and I’m a junior 2 at a university in Chicago.

Young Min: How are you paying for your college education?

Lisa: The costs for every semester are about $15,000.At the start of each semester my parents pay the $10,000 tuition(学费).I also get $2,000 in financial aid(助学金).I have to make money for the rest by myself.

Young Min: How do you do that?

Lisa: I have a part-time job at a hotel.I work about twenty hours a week,and make about $320.

Young Min: How do you spend that money?

Lisa: It helps to pay for my room.It also pays for things like my mobile phone transportation and clothes.

Lisa: That’s true! I keep my budget carefully so I don’t have to borrow.I don’t like to borrow money from people.

Young Min: You don’t have much money for fun,do you?

Lisa: I hardly ever go to the movies.My roommate and I usually rent(租) videos.

     and share the cost, so it’s cheaper.

Young Min: How else do you save money?

Lisa: I don’t go to restaurants.I make meals with my roommates so it’s cheaper to eat.I try to walk or ride my bicycle to college.Oh ,and I buy a lot of my clothes at second-hand stores.You can find some very cheap,decent clothes in those stores.

Young Min: So much for this.Thank you.

Lisa: You are welcome!

1.Lisa’s parents pay _________ in tuition each semester.

A.$15,000               B.$10,000                C.$5,000                 D.$2,000

2.Lisa has a part-time job at a __________

A.restaurant               B.theater                    C.hotel                       D.campus

3.Some of Lisa’s costs include __________.

A.mobile phone,books and clothes

B.food,computer games and transportation

C.restaurants,clothes and cars

D.transportation,clothes and medicine.

4.Lisa tries to keep a budget so she doesn’t have to __________

A.buy cheap clothes                                       B.ride her bicycle

C.borrow money                                           D.buy clothes at second-hand stores

5.The title for the passage should be ________.

A.Making money                                           B.saving money

C.Spending money                                        D.My money

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