1、When I was younger, I spent all the money I got. After a couple of years, I began wondering why I didnt have any savings. Things had to change. It was then that I opened a bank account. Even saving just a tiny amount each month can make quite a difference, so my advice would be for children like me
2、to open an account and start saving. JamieMy advice is “be strict and know what youre spending”. I keep a budget (预算) so that I know exactly how much money I can spend on clothes, how much on going out with my friends and how much I need to save. I now work at the weekend, so I dont have to ask my p
3、arents for pocket money. LauraI always get pocket money from my parents. I would buy a coffee here or a sandwich there, and even though that only means two or three pounds a time, it soon increases in amount. One day I made a list of all the things Id bought that week and it really surprised me. Id
4、spent 30 pounds on, well, nothing really! If I could give anyone advice, I would tell them to always ask themselves, “Do I really need this?”OliviaMy dad lost his job recently, so my pocket money stopped. Now Im doing a part-time job on Tuesdays and Fridays. It isnt a lot, but it is enough. Not only
5、 have I become more responsible about money and how I spend it, but I feel good that Im working for it and not just relying on my parents. My advice to anyone is not to expect money to always be there and make sure you save enough for a rainy day.21. According to the text, Megan _.A. has always spen
6、t money wiselyB. finds it hard to save any moneyC. puts some of her money in the bankD. doesnt have to worry about money22. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the money _.A. Laura saved on foodB. Laura spent on unimportant thingsC. Laura received from her parentsD. Laura borr
7、owed from her friends23. Both Jamie and Olivia _.A. have a part-time jobB. get a lot of pocket moneyC. have opened a bank accountD. spend a lot on clothes24. The text is mainly about _.A. making money B. borrowing moneyC. raising money D. managing moneyBBefore January 2005, young girls couldnt play
8、soccer in Katutura, a black township in Namibia, Africa. They had no soccer balls, no playing field, no shoes, and no leader. Each day, girls and boys gathered at the Nordkamp Center after school. Most of the boys would play soccer in a nearby dirt field while the girls remained at the center to jum
9、p rope or read books. Center director Mary Beth Gallagher loved soccer and knew that the girls would love it, too. So she organized a girls team with players under the age of 12. She knew it would be the youngest girls soccer team in the whole country. Because they had no other girls teams to compet
10、e with, Mary Beth arranged (安排) matches against the boys teams. The boys were bigger and stronger, but the girls didnt back down. Soon news spread about the Nordkamp girls team. An American soccer team from New York heard about them and immediately sent all their uniforms (制服) and shoes to their “so
11、ccer sisters”. When the bright orange uniforms arrived, the Nordkamp girls danced happily. “You look like pumpkins,” Mary Beth said. A girls voice called out, “If we are pumpkins, were beautiful pumpkins.”With their new name the Pumpkins, the experienced team was ready for a big match. On December 1
12、, 2006, the Pumpkins gathered and walked in a big orange line to a field near the Nordkamp Center. Their first opposing (对抗的) team laughed at the young players, but they didnt laugh for long. They quickly found out just how good the Pumpkins were. The Pumpkins beat that first team and then the next.
13、 These girls became famous, and their story was also encouraging to others in Namibia. 25. Before January 2005, in Katutura _.A. kids preferred jumping rope to soccerB. there was no girls soccer teamC. boys had no place to play soccerD. girls often played soccer with boys26. As for the idea of girls
14、 playing soccer, Mary Beth might _.A. think little of itB. be doubtful of itC. feel hopeful about itD. be uncertain about it27. Why was the Nordkamp girls team called the Pumpkins?A. Because of the color of its uniforms.B. Because of the heights of its players.C. Pumpkins are its players favorite fo
15、od.D. Pumpkins always bring people good luck.28. What can we learn from the girls story?A. All time is no time when it is past.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. Self-trust is the first secret of success.CWhen a golfer plays on any golf course, he or she expects the course has a lot of hazards (障碍区) like sands, woods, and ponds of water. There is one special golf course, though, where along with these hazards that stand still
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