完形填空（共12分，每小題1分）
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選
項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university,
36 began to live in New York City on her own. She
37 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her
_38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that
39 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to
40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was
41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants.
42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then
43_ the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often
44 a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking
45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She
46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something
47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.
| 【小題2】 | | A．found | B．tried | C．a(chǎn)sked for | D．looked for |
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| 【小題3】 | | A．salary | B．time | C．dream | D．idea |
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| 【小題4】 | | A．difficult | B．possible | C．useful | D．different |
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| 【小題5】 | | A．buy | B．sell | C．stay | D．share |
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| 【小題6】 | | A．food | B．rest | C．studying | D．playing |
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| 【小題7】 | | A．Soon | B．Finally | C．Once | D．Again |
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| 【小題8】 | | A．prepared | B．took | C．caught | D．picked |
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| 【小題9】 | | A．pay | B．lend | C．spend | D．save |
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| 【小題10】 | | A．a(chǎn)long | B．up | C．down | D．a(chǎn)round |
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| 【小題11】 | | A．even | B．seldom | C．a(chǎn)lways | D．never |
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| 【小題12】 | | A．hard | B．interesting | C．nice | D．great |
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