Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. __________she left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She  ________ a job in a publishing（出版） house, but the salary was ______ $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah ______ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that in one of the most expensive cities in the world? Cheap living __ starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that ____ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was _____ , When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. _____ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then ____ the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays, young people often _____ a lot of money on entertainment. But Sarah said,” I enjoy walking ____ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor ____ cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ____ to Porland. “Don’t think of saving money as something ____ . It’s a kind of game.” She said. 小题1: A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless 小题2: A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for 小题3: A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than 小题4: A．can B．may C．could D．might 小题5: A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different 小题6: A．already B．never C．hardly D．always 小题7: A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means 小题8: A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing 小题9: A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again 小题10: A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked 小题11: A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save 小题12: A．along B．up C．down D．around 小题13: A．by B．up C．at D．between 小题14: A．another B．the other C．others D．the others 小题15: A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great