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

Mrs. Jack was always 41 lots of time and money in 42 the shopping.
　 It was winter, Mrs. Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited 43 it was Saturday when her husband was 44 , and she 45 him to the shops with her and 46 for everything. They went to a lot of shops and supermarkets, and Mrs. Jack 47 a lot of things, and Mr. Jack certainly had to 48 all these things. Mrs. Jack often 49 and said, "Look, Joe! 　50 that beautiful!
He then answered, "All right, dear. How 51 is it? " and took his money out to pay for it.
It was dark when they came out of the last 52 and Mr. Jack was so 53 that he didn't stop 　54 about those things. Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without 55 , Mr. Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"
(　 ) 41. A. spent　 B. spending　 C. spend　 D. to spend
(　 ) 42. A. do　　 B. doing　　 C. does　　 D. did
(　 ) 43. A. for　　 B. when　 C. until　　　 D. because
(　 ) 44. A. busy　 B. working　 C. free　 D. out
(　 ) 45. A. took　 B. brought　 C. let　　　 D. showed
(　 ) 46. A. sold　 B. bought　 C. saw　　 D. paid
(　 ) 47. A. sold　　 B. carried　 C. bought　 D. paid
(　 ) 48. A. give　　 B. catch　　 C. find　　　 D. carry
(　 ) 49. A. stopped　 B. asked　 C. went　　 D. walked
(　 ) 50. A. isn't　　 B. doesn't　 C. aren't　　 D. don't
(　 ) 51. A. many　　 B. much　 C . beautiful　 D. dear
(　 ) 52. A. money　　 B. cinema　 C. shop　　 D. hour
(　 ) 53. A. tired　　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. sorry
(　 ) 54. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. thought　 D. think
(　 ) 55. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. think　 D. thought

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　　　Can you imagine（想象）what life would be 　1　 if there were no telephone? You could not call 　2　　 　your friends on the phone and talk to them, If fire 　3　 out in your house, you could not call the fire department（救火队）. If somebody were 　4　　 　, you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily（日常）life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　5　　 　by speaking to others and listening to 　6　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　7　　 　to them we can do this very 　8　　 　. But, our 　9　　 　will not travel very far even when we 　10　　 　, and it is thanks to the 　11　　 　of the telephone that we 　12　　 　able to talk with one another 　13　　 　ask some-thing when we are in different places. We can 　14　　 　each other as clearly 　15　　 　we were in the same room.

　Alexander Graham Bell 　16　 this possible. He 　17　　 　all his spare time experimenting（实验）. He worked 　18　　 　hard in his 　19　　 　that he had 　20　　 　time to make money（挣钱）and was very poor at one time.

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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．