Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take

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Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take

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Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my family"s last vacation.It was my six－year－old son"s winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back.But that didn"t mean my husband and my son couldn"t stay.I took my nine－month－old and took off for home.
The next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes，I encouraged—okay，ordered—them to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.Our total take：$1,600.Not bad，huh?
Now some people may think I"m a bad mother and not such a great wife either.But as a big－time bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar.And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I"ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBC"s Today show for over a decade.I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money"s worth.I"m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn"t hesitate to spend on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and it"s the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts.
小题1:Why did Delta give the author"s family credits?
A．They took a later flight.
B．They had early bookings.
C．Their flight had been delayed.
D．Their flight had been cancelled.
小题2:What can we learn about the author?
A．She rarely misses a good deal.
B．She seldom makes a compromise.
C．She is very strict with her children.
D．She is interested in cheap products.
小题3:What does the author do?
A．She"s a teacher.
B．She"s a housewife.
C．She"s a media person.
D．She"s a businesswoman.
小题4:What does the author want to tell us?
A．How to expose bad tricks.
B．How to reserve airline seats.
C．How to spend money wisely.
D．How to make a business deal.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析

小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“...give up our seats and leave the next day.”可知答案。
答案　A
小题2:推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“But as a big­time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.”可知作者自称是一个一流的***价者，并且说一笔好的交易是很少有人能够拒绝的，因此作者不会错过一笔好买卖的，答案为A项。
答案　A
小题3:　细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“I have been the consumer reporter of NBC"s Today show for over a decade.”可知作者是一位媒体工作者。
答案　C
小题4:写作意图题。文章最后一段讲述了如何明智地花钱，即如何让钱花得更值得，故答案为C项。
答案　C
举一反三
In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was   ____  that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small   ____  made me change my mind.
One day my two­year­old son,   ___   at a dozen of “stood” color marker­pens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ball­pens,   ____  to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ball­pens just lay  ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said   ____， “Mummy can"t help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn"t listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son"s behaviour reminded me of George who was always   ____  in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him,   ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised   __  about him and   ___  us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can"t leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“____.”
“Don"t you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and   ____  a sigh. “It"s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It"s much too  ____  to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The  ____  thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I"ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged   ____  would come to my mind.
Until that day,  ____  knowing why the ball­pens couldn"t stand up, the two­year­old had   ____  the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ball­pens and kept only those water markers for his “game”.   ___， he already learned to let go of his previous   ____ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to   ____  them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
小题1:
A．confidentB．consistent
C．consciousD．convinced
小题2:
A．eventB．incident
C．accidentD．affair
小题3:
A．pointingB．shouting
C．screamingD．laughing
小题4:
A．insistingB．requiring
C．intendingD．urging
小题5:
A．flatB．silent
C．stillD．quiet
小题6:
A．deliberatelyB．casually
C．unintentionallyD．enthusiastically
小题7:
A．interestedB．busy
C．devotedD．buried
小题8:
A．thereforeB．however
C．otherwiseD．though
小题9:
A．highB．highly
C．wellD．much
小题10:
A．promisedB．demanded
C．inspiredD．appealed
小题11:
A．At randomB．At times
C．At mostD．At least
小题12:
A．let offB．let out
C．sent offD．sent out
小题13:
A．encouragingB．comfortable
C．painfulD．ashamed
小题14:
A．latterB．later
C．lastD．lately
小题15:
A．pictureB．figure
C．reflectionD．image
小题16:
A．forB．with
C．withoutD．besides
小题17:
A．receivedB．accepted
C．refusedD．rejected
小题18:
A．GenerallyB．Eventually
C．AdditionallyD．Obviously
小题19:
A．uselessB．endless
C．hopefulD．meaningful
小题20:
A．clarifyB．distinguish
C．identifyD．acknowledge

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It was about the third week in June last year. My 15­year­old son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to   ____   at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games  ___  dinner.
It was the middle of the   ____  when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn"t  ___  that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that   ____  the next day, and a company that   ____  teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to   ____  the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was  ____  his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually   ____  going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could  ____  someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to  ____  work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a  ____  as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very  ____  and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working full­time at a pool. He says a lot of his  ____  don"t have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn"t try   ____  enough! Even if your kid is super  ____  with finals and after­school activities and doesn"t have time, you can  ____  job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie   ____， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring  ___  for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the  ____  to make sure he is never late.
小题1:
A．schoolB．study
C．bedD．work
小题2:
A．aroundB．until
C．afterD．during
小题3:
A．nightB．noon
C．morningD．afternoon
小题4:
A．watchB．appreciate
C．noticeD．stand
小题5:
A．lastedB．rested
C．startedD．developed
小题6:
A．hiredB．forced
C．persuadedD．force
小题7:
A．giveB．attend
C．observeD．help
小题8:
A．designedB．ruining
C．enjoyingD．joining
小题9:
A．looking intoB．looking out of
C．looking down uponD．looking forward to
小题10:
A．recognizeB．conduct
C．saveD．buy
小题11:
A．roughlyB．luckily
C．actuallyD．suddenly
小题12:
A．jobB．problem
C．goalD．reward
小题13:
A．slowlyB．seriously
C．calmlyD．quickly
小题14:
A．teachersB．colleagues
C．studentsD．friends
小题15:
A．hardB．fast
C．earlyD．directly
小题16:
A．clearB．excited
C．busyD．disappointed
小题17:
A．write downB．think about
C．wait forD．search for
小题18:
A．theatreB．square
C．parkD．factory
小题19:
A．expertsB．foreigners
C．teenagersD．villagers
小题20:
A．habitB．schedule
C．traditionD．determination

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Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all   ____   certain qualities which have proved  ____  for their success.
It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that   ____  is taken, not given. They    ____  immediately what has to be done and then do it with   ____， thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are  ____  about the things they do, especially when they  ___ what  they  are doing. They are motivated by their own  ___  and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard  ____  when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not   ____  failure. Failures and disappointments in life are  ____. It is failure that  teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try  again with more determination and   ____  and learn from each failure. They   ___  with those  they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who  ____  their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it"s   ____  the EQ that keeps him  there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat  others with respect. By giving respect to others, they  ____  respect for themselves.
Another important   ____  of successful persons is that they never complain. It"s better to  praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful  people always try to solve it.
To put it   ____， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail,  ____ get up and  start again. When you do so, success will be just  ____  the corner.
小题1:
A．improveB．raise
C．testD．possess
小题2:
A．vitalB．individual
C．personalD．mental
小题3:
A．devotionB．responsibility
C．authorityD．administration
小题4:
A．sighB．show
C．weighD．hope
小题5:
A．pleasureB．honor
C．adventureD．behavior
小题6:
A．enthusiasticB．characteristic
C．energeticD．authentic
小题7:
A．bring inB．believe in
C．call inD．join in
小题8:
A．effortB．satisfaction
C．conditionD．value
小题9:
A．justB．right
C．onlyD．even
小题10:
A．representB．expect
C．fearD．want
小题11:
A．apparentB．uncomfortable
C．unavoidableD．urgent
小题12:
A．commitmentB．arrangement
C．movementD．achievement
小题13:
A．progressB．work
C．associateD．celebrate
小题14:
A．congratulateB．appreciate
C．attemptD．choose
小题15:
A．especiallyB．totally
C．naturallyD．really
小题16:
A．payB．receive
C．requireD．promise
小题17:
A．qualityB．identity
C．abilityD．reality
小题18:
A．honestlyB．firmly
C．shortlyD．deeply
小题19:
A．soB．and
C．orD．but
小题20:
A．inB．at
C．withinD．around

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It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days   ____  from duty after working overtime for some time.    ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already   ___.    I thought I"d thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the   ____  for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and   ____  himself as Gordon. He said that   ____  he couldn"t give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He"d been watching me and thought I must be   ____  after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was   ____， and he also offered to help me find a   ____  home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon"s   ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn"t believe in giving   ____  a ride. This made me feel   ____  when we"d pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could   ____  offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twenty­five years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I   ____  an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to   ____   a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the   ____   I"d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the   ____  up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and   ____  some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven"t changed a bit,   ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn"t   ____  where I"d met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
小题1:A.off                     B．away              
C．out                     B．up
小题2:
A．SurprisinglyB．Hopefully
C．UnfortunatelyD．Strangely
小题3:
A．startedB．left
C．delayedD．arrived
小题4:
A．townB．station
C．railwayD．highway
小题5:
A．considered B．described
C．introducedD．named
小题6:
A．whenB．once
C．althoughD．unless
小题7:
A．tiredB．thirsty
C．angryD．hungry
小题8:
A．carefulB．safe
C．youngD．suspicious
小题9:
A．liftB．way
C．trainD．bicycle
小题10:
A．kitchenB．shop
C．houseD．garage
小题11:
A．villagersB．strangers
C．relativesD．neighbours
小题12:
A．badB．nervous
C．excitedD．anxious
小题13:
A．everB．still
C．neverD．sometimes
小题14:
A．recognizedB．noticed
C．knewD．observed
小题15:
A．offerB．enjoy
C．demandD．get
小题16:
A．supportB．debt
C．effortD．favour
小题17:
A．pairB．couple
C．groupD．team
小题18:
A．exchangedB．shared
C．drankD．brought
小题19:
A．evenB．only
C．thusD．just
小题20:
A．remindB．repeat
C．recommendD．recall

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Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out.  She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday   ____， but lacked   ____   for the things that mattered most.
She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to   ___  their lives. “We had to decide what was really   ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to   ____  with their three­year­old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying  inexpensive   ____  such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley   ____  her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that     ____  “At your service, buy  ____  a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks  like shopping, paying bills and   ____  parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my  hours makes a   ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the   ____   or play  basketball with him. My stress and headaches are   ____.”
Shirley and her husband are   ____   alone in wanting to   ____  and live a satisfying life. A  survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and  47 percent of married couples  ____  that they lack time together.   ____  does the time go?
For most people,  ____  and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means  becoming   ____  of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things  easier. Then we have to gain   ____  over life and have time for the pleasures.
小题1:
A．activitiesB．services
C．demandsD．exercises
小题2:
A．timeB．strength
C．moneyD．ability
小题3:
A．leadB．simplify
C．adaptD．consider
小题4:
A．comfortableB．interesting
C．importantD．hard
小题5:
A．studyB．help
C．meetD．play
小题6:
A．pleasuresB．places
C．tasksD．goods
小题7:
A．foundB．received
C．tookD．quit
小题8:
A．readB．wrote
C．showedD．told
小题9:
A．usB．yourself
C．childrenD．herself
小题10:
A．attendingB．organizing
C．havingD．going
小题11:
A．lifeB．result
C．balanceD．difference
小题12:
A．officeB．hospital
C．parkD．school
小题13:
A．goneB．better
C．strongD．obvious
小题14:
A．a bitB．far from
C．much tooD．more than
小题15:．
A．keep paceB．settle down
C．take offD．slow down
小题16:
A．expectB．doubt
C．complainD．imagine
小题17:
A．HowB．When
C．WhereD．Why
小题18:
A．travelingB．reading
C．shoppingD．working
小题19:
A．awareB．afraid
C．proudD．sure
小题20:
A．valueB．control
C．successD．experience

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