【正文】 — _______． A. Have a good time B. Help yourselves C. I hope so D. That39。s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. 31 Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She 32 a job in a publishing house, but the salary(薪水 )was 33 $30, 000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah 34 live on her salary and still saved $5, 000 in a year. How was that 35 in one of the most expensive cities in the world? Cheap living 36 starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that 37 housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 38 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 39 she bought a $ whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 40 the chicken bones(骨頭 )home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 41 a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂 ). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 42 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor 43 cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 44 to Portland. “Don39。s a kind of game,” said Sarah. ( ) 31. A． Until B． Because C． After D． Unless ( ) 32. A． found B． tried C． asked for D． looked for ( ) 33. A． more than B． less than C shorter than D． higher than ( ) 34. A． can B． may C． could D． might ( ) 35. A． difficult B． possible C． useful D． different ( ) 36. A． already B． sometimes C． hardly D． always ( ) 37. A． helps B． bees C． makes D． means ( ) 38. A． food B． rest C． studying D． playing ( ) 39. A． Soon B． Finally C． Once D． Again ( ) 40. A． prepared B． took C． caught D． picked ( ) 41. A． pay B． lend C． spend D． save ( ) 42. A． along B． up C． down D． around ( ) 43. A． by B． up C． at D． between ( ) 44. A． another B． the other C． others D． the others ( ) 45. A． hard B． interesting C． nice D． great 四、閱讀理解 （每小題 1 分，共 10 分） A Do you want to be the President of the US? Before you give your answer, find out more about this busy and important job. Your Title： President of the United States Your Title： President of the United States The City Where You Would Live： Washington D. C. Your Home： The White House Your Pay： $ 400,000 a year Your Term： Four Years. You cannot serve as the president for more than two terms. To Bee the President ▲You must have been born in the United States. ▲ You must be at least 35 years old. ▲You must have lived in the US for at least 14 years. Your Jobs： ▲You pass or veto (do not pass) new laws that members of Congress (國會 ) make. ▲You meet and work with leaders from other countries. ▲You choose judges （法官） to serve on the Supreme (最高的 ) Court. ▲ Each year, you make a plan to show how the government will spend its money. ▲You choose the members of your Cabi (內(nèi)閣 ) . These people will give you information that will help you do your job. ( ) 46. How much is the US President paid? A. $ 30,000 every month. B. $40,000 every month.. C. $ 300,000 every year. D. $400,000 every year. ( ) 47. A person can be a president of the US for _______years at most. A. four B. six C. eight D. ten ( )48. Who makes the laws in the US, according to the passage? A. The president. B. The judges of the Supreme Court. C. The members of Congress. D. The members of the Cabi. B Many things can cause driving accidents. You can’t control all of them, but the following steps can help you to cut down on the number of accidents while driving. Firstly, look where you’re going. That was the first thing my father told me to do when he started teaching me to drive. By doing this, you can see if the road is clear. Secondly , keep as much space as you can between your car and other cars. This is your zone of safety. If you are traveling at a speed of 10 miles per hour, it is wise to leave at least one car length between y