完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。
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(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often
44 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). 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.
| 小题2: | | A．found | B．tried | C．asked for | D．looked for |
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| 小题3: | | A．salary | B．time | C．dream | D．idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．difficult | B．possible | C．useful | D．different |
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| 小题5: | | A．buy | B．sell | C．stay | D．share |
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| 小题6: | | A．food | B．rest | C．studying | D．playing |
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| 小题7: | | A．Soon | B．Finally | C．Once | D．Again |
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| 小题8: | | A．prepared | B．took | C．caught | D．picked |
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| 小题9: | | A．pay | B．lend | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题10: | | A．along | B．up | C．down | D．around |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．seldom | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题12: | | A．hard | B．interesting | C．nice | D．great |
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