My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour
at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really
. I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to
at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers!
, we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy
soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could
the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a
. Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I
her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n)
for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you
— like soap — before you buy fun things — like
. Sally gave me her extra soap, which I
took.
When I returned home from
, I decided to make my
budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account
I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was
, especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I
with it, and by the next summer, I had
enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as
at the camp store to
Sally!
| 小题1: | | A．rest | B．trip | C．flight | D．stop |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．wanted | C．left | D．remembered |
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| 小题4: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Instead | D．Anyhow |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．common | C．small | D．expensive |
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| 小题6: | | A．catch | B．raise | C．hurt | D．control |
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| 小题7: | | A．hero | B．mess | C．star | D．failure |
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| 小题8: | | A．warned | B．told | C．suggested | D．reminded |
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| 小题9: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．example | D．promise |
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| 小题10: | | A．lose | B．gather | C．need | D．hate |
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| 小题11: | | A．chemicals | B．clothes | C．bills | D．toys |
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| 小题12: | | A．fortunately | B．cautiously | C．unhappily | D．gratefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．airport | C．camp | D．hospital |
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| 小题14: | | A．daily | B．weekly | C．monthly | D．yearly |
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| 小题15: | | A．so | B．and | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题16: | | A．hard | B．boring | C．safe | D．fresh |
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| 小题17: | | A．dealt | B．began | C．agreed | D．stuck |
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| 小题18: | | A．received | B．saved | C．earned | D．borrowed |
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| 小题19: | | A．fish | B．water | C．soap | D．soda |
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| 小题20: | | A．apologize for | B．call on | C．care for | D．pay back |
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