Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

　 21 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She　 22 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 23 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 24 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 25 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

　 Cheap living 26 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was　 28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then　 30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 31 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 32 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 33 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34 to Portland．

“Don't think of saving money as something 35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

21．A．Until　　　　 B．Because 　　　　 C．After 　　　　　　　　　 D．Unless

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

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

24．A．can　　　　　 B．may　 　　　 　　C．could 　　　　　　　　　 D．might

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

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

27．A．helps　　　　 B．becomes 　　　 C．makes 　　　　　　　　　 D．means

28．A．food　　　　 B．rest　 　　C．studying 　　　　 D．playing

29．A．Soon　　　　 B．Finally 　　　　　　 C．Once　 　 　　 　　D．Again

30．A．prepared　　 B．took 　　　 　　　　C．caught　　　　　　 　 D．picked

31．A．pay　　　　　 B．lend 　　　　　　 　　C．spend　　　　　　 　 D．save

32．A．along　　　　 B．up 　　　 　　C．down　　 　　　　　 D．around

33．A．by　 　　　 　　 B．up　 　　　　 　　C．at　　　　　　　　　 　 D．between

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

35．A．hard　　　　 B．interesting　　 C．nice　 　　　　 　　D．great

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

Many Chinese middle school students dream of becoming great 61　 . How wonderful it is to be a hero , liked by a lot of people ,　 62　 Yang Liwei and Jackie Chen!

However , this is the reason　 63　 they feel bad: they think they are not brave enough to do the things they like or to　 64　 their teacher’s questions because they’re afraid that people will laugh at them.

It’s very natural for young people　 65　 , especially in China. When I was a　 66 I was also terribly shy. When I was among strangers, I could　 67　 breath! But after making some efforts I became as brave as my friends. I started to　 68　 for the school magazine and joined a sports team. Writing helped me grow and become mature (成熟的), and the friends I 69 on the sports team became my best friends. We played basketball, watched movies, and went swimming on hot summer days. A few years　 70　 when I went to college in New York City, I felt self-confident, like a hero!

61．A．actors　　　　 B．astronauts　　　　　 C．heroes　　　　　 D．players

62．A．just who　　　 B．for example　　　　 C．as if　　　　　　 D．such as

63．A．when　　　　　 B．why　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　 D．whether

64．A．give　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　 C．remember　　　　 D．answer

65．A．to be shy　　　 B．be shy　　　　　　 C．be to shy　　　　 D．shy to be

66．A．people　　　　 B．teenager　　　　　 C．teacher　　　　　 D．hero

67．A．never　　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　 C．hardly　　　 　　D．hard

68．A．wait　　　　　 B．sell　　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　 D．write

69．A．made　　　　　 B．met　　　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　 D．thought

70．A．after　　　　　 B．late　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 D．later

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A． hardly　　　B．hardest　　　C．harder　　　D．hard

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　How many different languages 　1　 in the world today? There are about 5000 　2 　languages. 　3 　900 languages are spoken in India.

　Chinese is the language spoken 　4 　the most number of people in the world. But the most 　5 　spoken language in the world is English. 330000000 people speak English 　6 　a first language. Nearly twice as many-about 650 million people-speak it as a foreign language.

　How many words are there in the English language? There are about 490000. Also, there are about 300000 words used 　7 　science. There are more words in English 　8　 in any other language. But most people use 　9 　more than 60000 words.

　Children leaving school at the age of 16 　10 　about 15000 words.