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