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Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝啬鬼)?
Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:
Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).
◇ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.
﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:
•Friday&
Sunday:
$365
•Tuesday&
Wednesday:
$288
﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:
$302
$226
◇Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.
﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:
$581
$457
﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:
$896
$732
﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.
$207
•Saturday:
$89
﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?
No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?
1.AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?
A.Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.
B.Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.
C.FlyonFridayswhentraveling.
D.Havetheirlunchontheplane.
2.HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?
A.$226.
B.$288.
C.$302.
D.$365.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Torecommendsomecheaptrips.
B.TocallonustoflyonSundays.
C.Tointroduceanothertopic.
D.Toexplainaspecialcase.
2、
54-year-oldAbdulhasaspecialjob.Hehasbeenworkingasalivingstatue(活体雕像)foroverthreedecades,standingperfectlystillforsixhoursadayandresistingpeople’sattemptstomakehimmoveorsmile,anythingthatprovesheisalivingperson.
Abdul,knownas“India’sStatueMan”,hasbeenperforminghisdailyroutineeversince1985,soonaftergettingajobasasecurityguard.HisbosshadrecentlytraveledtotheUK,wherehewassoimpressedbythestatue-likemembersoftheRoyalGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalacethathewantedtodosomethingsimilarbackhome.Sohehadhisguardsreceivethreemonthsoftraining,wheretheywouldsitperfectlystillforaroundfourhours.Theyweren’tallowedtotalkorsmile,eat,drink,orevenshooawayaflyifitsatontheirfaces.Intheend,Abdulprovedthebestofthegroup,sohegotthestrangejob.
Abdulisn’ttheonlypersonintheworldactingasalivingstatue,butwhatmakeshimspecialisthefactthathecandoitforaslongassixhourswithoutevenblinkinghiseyes.Once,a$155prizewasputupforanyonewhocanmakehimmoveamuscle.Buttryastheymight,noonehaseversucceeded.Actually,Abdultriestomoveaboutasmuchashecaninhissparetime,andonlyeatshealthyhome-cookedfood,tokeephisbodyinshape.Butheclaimsyogahasbeenthebiggesthelp.Inthe32years,AbdulhasbecomeacelebrityinIndiaandotherAsiancountries.ManyBollywoodcelebritieshavecometowitnessthislivingstatueandtrytofinallymakehimmove,butnonehavesucceeded.
Abdulearnsabout10,000rupees($156)amonth,whichisenoughtosupporthisfamily,butdefinitelynotenoughtoencouragehischildrentofollowinhisfootsteps.It’sjusttoostressfulandtaxingonthebody.“Despiteallthehardshipandhealthproblems,IlovemyjobandIamthankfultopeoplefortheloveandrespecttheyhaveshoweredonme,,,hesays.“Whenthetimecomes,Iwanttodieplayingastatue.”
1.WhatisAbdul’sdailyroutine?
A.Performingasalivingstatue.
B.Provingtobealivingperson.
C.Smilingathiscustomers.
D.Keepinghisbodyinshape.
2.WhycouldAbdulgetthestrangejobgivenbyhisboss?
A.Hehadhisspecialambition.
B.Hewasmostfamiliarwiththejob.
C.Hestoodoutamongthegroup.
D.Heknewthebossmorethanothers.
3.WhatdoesAbduldoinhissparetime?
A.Heeatsalotofsnacks.
B.Hepracticesyogafor12hoursaday.
C.Hecooksforhisfamily.
D.Healwaysmovesalot.
4.HowdoesAbdulfeelabouthisjobaccordingtothetext?
A.It’soverpaid.
B.It’ssatisfying.
C.It’sboring.
D.It’sinstructive.
3、
Peopleusuallyvisitcafestoeasethemselvesoftheirtirednessandkeepthemselvesfromfallingasleep,butMr.Healing,apopularcafechaininSouthKoreaactuallydoestheopposit