In the morning,Johnson set off from his home in California.It was the start of his vacation,and he was going to visit friends at Las Vegas.Then he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead,40 kms from Las Vegas.

Johnson's troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert.His car broke down and he tried to repair it.But be failed.He 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 asleep.while he was sleeping,a tow truck arrived from San Pedro(the nearest town) and pulled his car away.Later on,Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen(偷) his car.Very 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 night.The next day,Johnson’s friends came from California.They proved(证明) that Johnson was a harmless salesman,so they let him go.

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

A.his friends were going to visit him .

B.he was going fishing at California

C.his holiday was just starting

D.he was usually an unlucky man

2.Where was Johnson going to stay first?

A.At Lake Mead          B.At San Pedro          C.At California            D.At Las Vegas

3.When did Johnson’s car break down?

A.After he had passed San Pedro

B.Before he left California

C.When he was near the Mojave Desert

D.Not far from Los Angeles

4.What does the underlined word “reluctantly” mean?

A.Happily                   B.Unwillingly              C.Seriously                D.Excitedly

5.Why did the police stop Johnson?

A.He had robbed(抢劫) somebody in California

B.He was breaking the law by walking on a highway.

C.They thought that he was a robber.

D.He said that he was not a robber.

Young Min Kim,a journalist from Students around the world,interviews an American university student,Lisa Conroy.They talk about living on a student budget(预算)

Young Min: Thanks for talking with me today,Lisa.Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Lisa: Well,I’m twenty-one,and 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 $15,000.At the start of each semester my parents pay the $10,000 tuition(学费).I also get $2,000 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 hotel.I work about twenty hours a week,and make about $320.

Young Min: How do you spend that money?

Lisa: It helps to pay for my room.It 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 borrow.I don’t like to borrow money from people.

Young Min: You don’t have much money for fun,do you?

Lisa: I hardly ever go to the movies.My 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 restaurants.I make meals with my roommates so it’s cheaper to eat.I try to walk or ride my bicycle to college.Oh ,and I buy a lot of my clothes at second-hand stores.You can find some very cheap,decent clothes in those stores.

Young Min: So much for this.Thank you.

Lisa: You are welcome!

1.Lisa’s parents pay _________ in tuition each semester.

A.$15,000               B.$10,000                C.$5,000                 D.$2,000

2.Lisa has a part-time job at a __________

A.restaurant               B.theater                    C.hotel                       D.campus

3.Some of Lisa’s costs include __________.

A.mobile phone,books and clothes

B.food,computer games and transportation

C.restaurants,clothes and cars

D.transportation,clothes and medicine.

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

A.buy cheap clothes                                       B.ride her bicycle

C.borrow money                                           D.buy clothes at second-hand stores

5.The title for the passage should be ________.

A.Making money                                           B.saving money

C.Spending money                                        D.My money

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