Soon she __________ swim a quarter of a mile.

A．can              B．could             C．is able to          D．will be able to

 

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

     41  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   42  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   43  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  44  Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  45  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  46  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was   48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   50 the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  51  a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  52  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  53  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until         B．Because                   C．After                          D．Unless

2.A．found        B．tried                    C．a(chǎn)sked for                 D．Iooked for

3.A．more than     B．less than        C .shorter than               D．higher than

4.A．can          B．may                       C．was able to         D．might

5.A．difficult      B．possible               C．useful                    D．different

6.A．a(chǎn)lready       B．sometimes       C．hardly              D．a(chǎn)lways

7.A．helps         B．becomes        C．makes                         D．means

8.A．food          B．rest                 C．studying                    D．playing

9.A．Soon         B．Finally             C．Once                 D．Again

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

11.A．pay          B．lend                    C．spend                    D．save

12.A．a(chǎn)long         B．up                    C．down                   D．a(chǎn)round

13.A．because of     B．because           C．before                   D．between

14.A．a(chǎn)nother       B．the other              C．others                  D．the others

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

 

Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  1  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2  hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the  3  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  4  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  5  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  6  music, people spend less money. With  7  music, people spend even less.

Scientists also  8  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  9  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   10  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  11  make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  12  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  13 . And listening to music can help you relax.  

The  14  time you hear music somewhere, be  15 . It might change the way you do things.

1.                A．music          B．stores          C．songs D．sound

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)lready         B．even           C．hardly    D．never

 

3.                A．way           B．time           C．idea D．place

 

4.                A．become        B．get            C．feel  D．look

 

5.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

 

6.                A．pop           B．modern         C．light D．country

 

7.                A．no            B．much          C．a(chǎn)ny  D．some

 

8.                A．expect         B．hope           C．realize   D．believe

 

9.                A．cook           B．order          C．eat  D．make

 

10.               A．free           B．busy           C．happy D．sad

 

11.               A．can            B．should         C．can’t    D．needn’t

 

12.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．that

 

13.               A．excited         B．interested      C．confident  D．relaxed

 

14.               A．first           B．second         C．next  D．last

 

15.               A．quiet          B．quick          C．happy D．careful

 

 

Miss Cooper ________ be here. I saw her come in.

A．can

B．may

C．should

D．must

 

Susan’s parents bought a large house with a swimming pool. It ______be very expensive.

A．can

B．must

C．mustn’t

D．can’t