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university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She 2 a job in a publishing house, but the salary
(薪水) was 3 $30, 000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah 4 live on her salary
and still saved $5, 000 in a year. How was that 5 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 6 starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that 7 housing. So Sarah
chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 8 . When she ate out, she went to
cheap restaurants. 9 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 10 the chicken bones
(骨头) home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 11 a lot of money on entertainment
(娱乐). But Sarah said, "I enjoy walking 12 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks." Did Sarah
feel poor 13 cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 14 to
Portland.
"Don"t think of saving money as something 15 . It"s a kind of game," said Sarah.
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| The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don"t know (1)h to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me. One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could (2)a at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought (3)i would be better to ring him up. I (4)r him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried (5)a and this time I got an answer from him. I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said-at (6)1 I thought he said he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found (7)n in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I (8)s , "You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!" Here (9)w his answer, "No, I said: "I will NOT be at home all afternoon."" I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What (10)e could I do? Nothing! | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil (土壤), the tree soon died. Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What"s the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought. "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree!" 1. What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day? 2. How many people are there in the story? 3. Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last? 4. Why did the apple tree soon die? 5. Who destroyed the apple tree? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| It was two days before Christmas, when my ten-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her bike was too 1 , and it needed repairing as well. As Christmas 2 , her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn"t say it again. We were busy 3 some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than 4 . Now we didn"t know 5 to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing 6 presents, parents" presents, a brother"s present and friends" presents till midnight. So there was 7 time to take to buy the "right bike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and 8 . Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (mi) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully 9 with clay to make a small bike. 10 Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the 11 loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real 12 ?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would 13 trade in this beautiful bike 14 Daddy made me. I 15 keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present I have ever got in my life!" | ||||||||||||||||||
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