In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live
16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She
17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned
18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be
19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still
20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in
21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the
22 cost small. For people, that
23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was
24 . When she ate
25 , she went to cheap restaurants.
26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often
27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even
29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,
30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
| 小题1: | | A．happily | B．luckily | C．hopefully | D．cheaply |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．gets | C．looked for | D．makes |
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| 小题3: | | A．more than | B．less than | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题4: | | A．dangerous | B．hard | C．easy | D．comfortable |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．gave | C．took | D．saved |
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| 小题6: | | A．so an | B．such an | C．so | D．such |
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| 小题7: | | A．expensive | B．much | C．big | D．heavy |
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| 小题8: | | A．does | B．becomes | C．helps | D．means |
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| 小题9: | | A．food | B．clothes | C．studying | D．traveling |
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| 小题11: | | A．Soon | B．Finally | C．Once | D．Again |
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| 小题13: | | A．tickets | B．seats | C．exhibition | D．tea |
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| 小题14: | | A．tried | B．had | C．needed | D．managed |
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| 小题15: | | A．another | B．the other | C．other | D．other |
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