Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them .Take my family’s last vacation for example .It was my six-year-old son’s winter break form school ,and we were heading home form Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked ,and Delta , the airline ,offered us $400 per person in credits(积分) to give up our seats and leave the next day .I had a meeting in New York,So I had to get back . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes, I encouraged一okay, ordered-them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal(交易) is something few of us can afford to pass up.

I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks .I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple

of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.

I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate (犹豫)to spend on a good haircut. It keeps it longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.

1.Why does the author mention her family’s last vacation?

A. To celebrate her son’s winter break from school.

B. To show she was always ready to save money.

C. To prove the Delta’s service was reasonable.

D. To tell an unforgettable family experience.

2.What can we infer about the author?

A. She tries to make full use of every dollar .

B. She makes a living mainly by writing.

C. She is not a good mother or a wife.

D. She is crazy about cheap products.

3.What does the underlined word mean ?

A. generous with time. B. mean with money.

C. being excited. D. feeling ashamed.

4.What can be a suitable title for the test?

A. How to be a good housewife.

B. How to book airline seats.

C. How to live a rewarding life.

D. How to make every dollar count.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

__1.__People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work ,they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. __2.__ One of the first kinds of money was shells.

Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.

The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. __3.__

Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.__ 4.__ Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.

But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money._ 5.__The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.

Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).

B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.

C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.

D. People strung(串连) them together and carried them from place to place.

E. Money, as we know,is all made of paper.

F. They began to use paper money.

G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Spending two days wondering if your father will live or die brings you many things. It allows you to every moment of life. It fills you with good memories, and it fills you with pain. It you of something that can easily be forgotten as you run around in your life:life is incredibly fragile(脆弱的), and can be in an instant.

I sat there in this hospital room, feeding the man I’ve seen as and capable in my entire life. It felt like the full circle of 1ife had come around us. It was both and frightening. It felt to support him, yet part of me wanted to tell him to “be ” again. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to the full meaning of it: that my father may be that powerful and capable person again.

Pain and suffering have visited my family, it will visit all families. And while we hesitate to pain and suffering, it has great lessons to us. Pain and suffering are well outside of the boundaries (界限) of our everyday life. When it , it broke these boundaries and turns our world upside down. We become a with all of the others who have known pain and suffering. And we have another chance to tell what’s truly in our lives.

This crisis(危机) will pass, and we’ll all be changed by it. The hands of time will do their work. I’m thankful that I’ve told my everything I’ve wanted to say to him. And I’m thankful to have my family to during this difficult time. We’ll all be by this to show more support, care, and love. This is as it should be.

1.A. understand B. change C. believe D. appreciate

2.A. tells B. reminds C. informs D. suspects

3.A. happy B. free C. busy D. poor

4.A. taken away B. burned down C. set aside D. used up

5.A. proud B. powerful C. cruel D. serious

6.A. surprising B. disappointing C. worrying D. satisfying

7.A. bad B. lucky C. good D. strange

8.A. normal B. common C. ordinary D. special

9.A. learn B. accept C. express D. explain

10.A. always B. seldom C. often D. never

11.A. as B. because C. so D. since

12.A. find B. enjoy C. face D. catch

13.A. punish B. blame C. teach D. follow

14.A. comes B. leaves C. exists D. stays

15.A. class B. family C. teacher D. party

16.A. positive B. difficult C. negative D. important

17.A. healing B. cooking C. cleaning D. working

18.A. father B. brother C. sister D. mother

19.A. suffer from B. write about C. build up D. depend on

20.A. supported B. challenged C. expected D. examined

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