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

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

Cheap living ________starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that ________ housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat(公寓) with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants.________ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then ________the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often ________a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking ________in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.”

Did Sarah feel poor________ cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands,________to Portland.

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

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

2.A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for

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

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

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

6.A. already B.never C. hardly D. always

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

完形填空(共15题,每小题1分,计15分)

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Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which _ 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the _ rainforests in the world.

When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking __ the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild __ . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing __ tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to __ .

The __ told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more __ of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still __ in the rainforest today.

___ we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really __ in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their __ , such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.

In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. __ , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place __ you can swim in with the turtles.

This holiday has been a life-changing __- that we will never forget.

1.A. stands B.comes C. covers D.turns

2.A. largest B. oldest C. longest D.biggest

3.A. to B. on C. through D.above

4.A. plants B. animals C. flowers D.insects

5.A. from B. between C. under D.in

6.A. trees B. life C. nature D.people

7.A. teacher B. driver C. guide D.girl

8.A. fond (喜欢的)B. tired C. scared D.worried

9.A. live B. work C. study D.lives

10.A. If B. Why C. When D.Whether

11.A. bored B. surprised C. interested D.interesting

12.A. food B. clothes C. houses D.fruit.

13.A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Happily D.Sad

14.A. what B. which C. when D. in that

15.A. story B. place C. experience D.visiting

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