Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）

A. adult   B.interesting   C. at a low cost   D. make   E) expensive

Health insurance(保险) can't be very cheap. Some working people do not      1.   enough money to pay for it. In the US there is a program called Healthy Families. This program offers people health insurance     2..

Families are charged about $7.00 a month for every child, and $10.00 for every_ 3.   . It costs much less than any other kind of  health insurance. Having health insurance is very important. With this insurance, people can go to hospital when they are sick or hurt.

The program is not . 4.        at all, but many people say that it still costs too much money. They need all of their money to pay for things like food and rent.

Answer

1.make

2.at a low cost

3.adult

4.expensive

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了人们认为健康保险很贵。美国有一个程序为人们提供低成本的健康保险。健康保险是很重要的。建议人们加入健康保险。

1.句意：一些工作人员不能挣足够多的钱来支付这个保险。此题考查固定短语make money挣钱，故填make。

2.句意：这个程序给人们提供了低成本的健康保险。此题考查固定短语at a low cost以低价。故填at a low cost。

3.句意：每个家庭大约为每个孩子每月支付7元，为每个成年人大约支付10元。根据句意，故填adult。

4.4】句意：这种程序一点都不贵，但是人们仍然说花太多的钱了。根据句意，故应该填expensive。

考点：短文填空