In the morningJohnson set off from his home in CaliforniaIt was the start of his vacationand he was going to visit friends at Las VegasThen he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead40 kms from Las Vegas

Johnson's troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave DesertHis car broke down and he tried to repair itBut be failedHe telephoned a workshop to ask it to send a tow truck(拖车)to pull the car away and repair it

When waiting for the tow truck he fell asleepwhile he was sleepinga tow truck arrived from San Pedrothe nearest town and pulled his car awayLater onJohnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen(偷) his carVery reluctantly, he started to walk back towards San Pedro but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert

    Johnson looked like a man wanted(被通缉) in California for robbery(抢劫),so the police kept him at San Pedro for the nightThe next dayJohnson’s friends came from CaliforniaThey proved(证明) that Johnson was a harmless salesmanso they let him go

1Why was Johnson happy when he was driving across the desert?

Ahis friends were going to visit him

Bhe was going fishing at California

Chis holiday was just starting

Dhe was usually an unlucky man

2Where was Johnson going to stay first?

AAt Lake Mead          BAt San Pedro          CAt California            DAt Las Vegas

3When did Johnson’s car break down?

AAfter he had passed San Pedro

BBefore he left California

CWhen he was near the Mojave Desert

DNot far from Los Angeles

4What does the underlined word “reluctantly” mean?

AHappily                   BUnwillingly              CSeriously                DExcitedly

5Why did the police stop Johnson?

AHe had robbed(抢劫) somebody in California

BHe was breaking the law by walking on a highway

CThey thought that he was a robber

DHe said that he was not a robber

Young Min Kima journalist from Students around the worldinterviews an American university studentLisa ConroyThey talk about living on a student budget(预算)

Young Min: Thanks for talking with me todayLisaTell us a little bit about yourself

Lisa: WellI’m twenty-oneand I’m a junior 2 at a university in Chicago

Young Min: How are you paying for your college education?

Lisa: The costs for every semester are about $15000At the start of each semester my parents pay the $10000 tuition(学费).I also get $2000 in financial aid(助学金).I have to make money for the rest by myself

Young Min: How do you do that?

Lisa: I have a part-time job at a hotelI work about twenty hours a weekand make about $320

Young Min: How do you spend that money?

Lisa: It helps to pay for my roomIt also pays for things like my mobile phone transportation and clothes

Lisa: That’s true! I keep my budget carefully so I don’t have to borrowI don’t like to borrow money from people

Young Min: You don’t have much money for fundo you?

Lisa: I hardly ever go to the moviesMy roommate and I usually rent(租) videos

     and share the cost, so it’s cheaper.

Young Min: How else do you save money?

Lisa: I don’t go to restaurantsI make meals with my roommates so it’s cheaper to eatI try to walk or ride my bicycle to collegeOh and I buy a lot of my clothes at second-hand storesYou can find some very cheapdecent clothes in those stores

Young Min: So much for thisThank you

Lisa: You are welcome!

1Lisa’s parents pay _________ in tuition each semester

A$15000               B$10000                C$5000                 D$2000

2Lisa has a part-time job at a __________

Arestaurant               Btheater                    Chotel                       Dcampus

3Some of Lisa’s costs include __________

Amobile phonebooks and clothes

Bfoodcomputer games and transportation

Crestaurantsclothes and cars

Dtransportationclothes and medicine

4Lisa tries to keep a budget so she doesn’t have to __________

Abuy cheap clothes                                       Bride her bicycle

Cborrow money                                           Dbuy clothes at second-hand stores

5The title for the passage should be ________

AMaking money                                           Bsaving money

CSpending money                                        DMy money

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