Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up 1 money that they were able to leave their 2 for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had 3 they were able to enjoy that time together.
Saving money is improving your 4 life. It is important to realize that 5 saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time 6 around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as 7 things as you like and enjoy a good life.
Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not 8 when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new 9 .
Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do 10 it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.
A．no B．little C．enough D．a little
A．jobs B．job C．country D．garden
A．so B．because C．or D．but
A．children’s B．whole C．future D．present
A．in B．on C．at D．by
A．travel B．traveling C．to travel D．travelled
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．happy B．nice C．worried D．glad
A．ones B．another C．one D．other
A．by B．with C．in D．through
During my last year of junior high school, our teacher, Mrs Debby, gave us a ____1___. I was a hard-working student and I did well in all subjects. I was ____2_____ that I had nailed this test and breezed through (轻松答完) the questions___3____ I read the last one: ‘What is the ___4____ name of the woman who cleans the school?’
Of course I thought that ___5_____ have been a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 50 years old. She had dark hair. But ___6____ would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I’d never ___7____ thought about talking to her. I looked at my paper and started to feel rather ___8____. Finally, I handed in my paper, leaving the last one____9___.
Before the quiz (随堂测验) ended, one student asked if the last question would be ___10___ in our grades. “Of course,” the teacher said, “In your life, you will meet many people. They are all ____11___. They deserve (理应得到) your attention and care, even if all you do is to____12___ and say hello.”
I’ve never___13____ that lesson. Everyone deserves my ___14_____ and I should get to know all of the people ___15____ work and live around me. That is, perhaps, the most important lesson of my life. I also later learned that the cleaning woman’s first name was Hannah.
A．match B．quiz C．contest D．game
A．worried B．excited C．confident D．nervous
A．until B．when C．after D．unless
A．last B．family C．full D．first
A．might B．must C．could D．would
A．what B．when C．how D．where
A．just B．nearly C．even D．almost
A．glad B．guilty C．surprised D．lucky
A．unseen B．unanswered C．unnoticed D．unchosen
A．counted B．valued C．amounted D．regarded
A．patient B．funny C．important D．necessary
A．watch B．smile C．talk D．feel
A．dreamed B．understood C．realized D．forgotten
A．attention B．love C．forgiveness D．sorrow
A．whose B．who C．which D．whom
A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very 2 . Could you please 3 me some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake 4 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 5 , the water became very muddy.
Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6 to drink.
After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had 8 to the bottom. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did 11 the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is 13 by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort at all to 15 it.”
A．rest B．look C．watch D．see
A．hungry B．thirsty C．happy D．sad
A．get B．give C．take D．bring
A．while B．before C．as D．until
A．However B．Instead C．In addition D．As a result
A．fit B．able C．important D．interesting
A．gone B．been C．settled D．lived
A．dirty B．clear C．fresh D．sweet
A．got B．finished C．reached D．filled
A．making B．to make C．made D．had made
A．so that B．in order to C．because D．when
A．woken B．left C．disturbed D．given
A．without B．with C．after D．like
A．prevent B．calm C．protect D．fix
请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India 1 . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is 2 because they can't grow much 3 the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he 4 and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is 5 ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His 6 watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became 7 . As he coughed terribly , he 8 up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them 9 a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not 10 !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, 11 now I'll eat them. It's my 12 !"
And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've 13 money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.
So 14 you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to 15 .
A．by air B．on foot C．by taxi D．by car
A．delicious B．cheap C．expensive D．fresh
A．because of B．with the help of C．in need of D．as a result
A．got up B．went up C．turned up D．looked up
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．eyes B．ears C．mouth D．nose
A．sad B．ugly C．red D．cold
A．searched B．climbed C．jogged D．jumped
A．as B．for C．to D．with
A．medicine B．vegetables C．fruit D．food
A．instead B．and C．but D．also
A．money B．food C．fruit D．drink
A．joined B．spent C．paid D．put
A．as if B．ever since C．even if D．so that
A．fight B．fail C．try D．lose
When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he １ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ２ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very 3 , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would 4 some crops where the earth had been 5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since 6 soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his 7 .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to 8 that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever 9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he 10 a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, 11 he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite 12 from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to 13 their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s 14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich 15 . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.
A．feared B．agreed C．used D．failed
A．while B．as C．when D．after
A．happy B．disappointed C．angry D．calm
A．harvest B．plant C．water D．feed
A．controlled B．burned C．destroyed D．turned
A．more B．most C．much D．few
A．job B．problem C．pity D．dream
A．realize B．promise C．relate D．regret
A．feed B．sell C．plant D．eat
A．take up B．set up C．turn up D．make up
A．now B．though C．so D．because
A．careful B．rich C．alone D．cheerful
A．bring B．take C．send D．make
A．understanding B．knowledge C．thinking D．skills
A．mud B．gold C．soil D．material
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn't think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies 1 at my desk, a pale woman and four children．
"Are you all 2 ?" I asked．
"Yes," she said weakly and lowered her head．
But when they were asked to talk about their problems, things got a little 3 . Two of the children had headaches, but there was no 4 body language of holding the head.; two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The 5 complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it．
Something was wrong. I didn't say anything but 6 that it might be a little while 7 a doctor could see her. She 8 , "Take your time; it's warm in here．"
Then, I checked their chart. No address—they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a 9 family in the waiting room. The nurses went into action immediately, much as we do when there's a 10 emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency．
We were all 11 a free meal on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a big dinner for our guests .We needed presents. We 12 from different departments candies, fruits and other things 13 that could be presents. Our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be 14 on Christmas．
Later, as the family walked to the door to 15 , the four-year-old boy came running back, gave me a hug and whispered．"Thanks for being our angels today."
A．showed up B．took in C．came out D．looked on
A．thirsty B．hungry C．sick D．warm
A．uncertain B．smooth C．natural D．funny
A．common B．usual C．fair D．normal
A．mother B．children C．nurses D．doctor
A．answered B．imagined C．explained D．commented
A．after B．since C．when D．before
A．advised B．added C．explained D．replied
A．funny B．lonely C．jobless D．homeless
A．war B．fire C．medical D．electrical
A．rewarded B．offered C．allowed D．ordered
A．borrowed B．received C．collected D．bought
A．expensive B．available C．generous D．present
A．fun B．warm C．busy D．lucky
A．leave B．travel C．rest D．relax