My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour    at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really    . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to    at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers!    , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy    soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could      the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.

After a few days, I was a    . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I    her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n)    for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you    — like soap — before you buy fun things — like    . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I    took.

When I returned home from    , I decided to make my    budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account      I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.

Budgeting was    , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I    with it, and by the next summer, I had    enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as    at the camp store to    Sally!

1.A. restB. tripC. flightD. stop

2.A. madeB. wantedC. leftD. remembered 

3.A. learnB. bringC. buyD. do 

4.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Anyhow

5.A. specialB. commonC. smallD. expensive

6.A. catchB. raiseC. hurtD. control

7.A. heroB. messC. starD. failure

8.A. warnedB. toldC. suggestedD. reminded

9.A. planB. ideaC. exampleD. promise

10.A. loseB. gatherC. needD. hate

11.A. chemicalsB. clothesC. billsD. toys

12.A. fortunatelyB. cautiouslyC. unhappilyD. gratefully

13.A. schoolB. airportC. campD. hospital

14.A. dailyB. weeklyC. monthlyD. yearly

15.A. soB. andC. becauseD. until

16.A. hardB. boringC. safeD. fresh

17.A. dealtB. beganC. agreedD. stuck

18.A. receivedB. savedC. earnedD. borrowed

19.A. fishB. waterC. soapD. soda

20.A. apologize forB. call onC. care forD. pay back

If you are not satisfied with our work, you can complain to the manager who is _________ customer service.

A. in honor of    B. in case of C. in charge ofD. in need of

By the time I reach the age of sixty, I hope to be healthy enough to travel ___________ .

A. gradually    B. frequently     C. entirelyD. equally

More ________ information is needed to help us work out the real situation.

A. generous     B. reliable      C. gratefulD. fluent

What upset us was that our flight was delayed because of the ________ storm.

A. fierce          B. legal              C. intelligentD. secure

The wide popularity of the Korean music Gangnam Style has _________ heated discussions about people’s tastes nowadays.

A. set aboutB. set asideC. set offD. set down

As a student, I want to use my creativity to _____ possible solutions to the problems I meet with.

A. explainB. express            C. ignoreD. explore

The changes of the plants and animals in an area ________ from differences in climate and the           nature of the country.

A. riseB. raiseC. arouseD. arise

We all agree that the young boy’s brave act _____ the highest praise.

A. reservesB. deservesC. survivesD. serves

She looked at the pretty vase I bought at the market and said it was a real _____.

A. command       B. debate            C. bargain            D. reception