Question

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 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 home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often ________ a lot of money on entertainment（娛樂）.But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking ________ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor ________ living cheaply？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.sometimes 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.one D.Again

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

11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save

12.A.along B.up C.down D.around

13.A.by B.up C.at D.between

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

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

Answer 1