Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. My family’s last vacation was a good to prove it. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was , and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

The next day, my husband and son were offered more to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered — them to wait it out at the , to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a . And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to .

I've made living looking for the best deals and the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. So far, I feel proud that I have written a couple of including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I in.

I tell you this because there is no in getting your money’s worth. Honestly, I’m also when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people . And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. lasts.

1.A．sampleB．excuseC．situationD．example

2.A．leavingB．headingC．gettingD．arriving

3.A．overbookedB．overcrowdedC．overworkedD．overpowered

4.A．get onB．get over C．get backD．get away

5.A．seatsB．creditsC．bargainD．value

6.A．flightB．officeC．schoolD．airport

7.A．dollarB．timeC．familyD．work

8.A．pass upB．pass downC．pass along D．pass on

9.A．expanding B．expectingC．exposingD．explaining

10.A．dictionaries B．newspapersC．novelsD．books

11.A．believeB．putC．giveD．come

12.A．harmB．shameC．doubt D．shock

13.A．generousB．tightfisted C．joyfulD．patient

14.A．noticeB．realize C. know D．understand

15.A．SatisfactoryB．Quantity C．Ability D．Quality

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要教育我們正確的金錢觀，要認(rèn)識到金錢的真正價值，該花的時候要花，該省的時候要省。

1.1】D 名詞辨析。A樣本；B借口；C情景；D例子；前面一句說我是一個愿意做任何事情來節(jié)省錢的人，接著舉例說明，上次全家去度假就是這樣的一個例子。

2.…過去；C得到，到達(dá)；D到達(dá)；這次度假是我兒子的寒假的時候，經(jīng)過一個星期的度假以后，我們從Fort Lauderdale出發(fā)，準(zhǔn)備回家。本句中的home是副詞，修飾head。

3.Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.可知這件航空公司給我們400美元讓我們放棄原來預(yù)定的位置，在第二天再回家，可知這件航空公司的位置被預(yù)定過多，所以給事先預(yù)定的人退錢作為補償。故A正確。

4.

5.the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats可知B正確。

6.

7.

8.…向前走；現(xiàn)在，一筆好交易有時候是我們中很少有人能夠錯過的。本句就是指我們都不要錯過這樣簡單的掙錢的機會。

9.…變大；B期待；C揭露，揭發(fā)，使…曝光；D解釋；我一直都在努力尋找做好的生意并曝光那些最糟糕的商業(yè)陰謀詭計。我這樣做就是為了讓人們都可以掙到錢。

10.10】D 名詞辨析。A字典；B報紙；C小說；D書；根據(jù)下文Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide.可知這是一本書的名字，那么本句是指我已經(jīng)寫了一些書了。

11.11】A 短語辨析。Believe in信任；put in投入；give in屈服；come in進(jìn)來；因為我認(rèn)為我做的事情是正確的，所以我在做我相信的事情。

12.12】B 名詞辨析。A傷害，損傷；B害羞；C懷疑；D震驚；我告訴你我這樣做，是因為得到錢的最大的價值一點也不害羞。

13.13】B 形容詞辨析。A慷慨的；B吝嗇的；C開心的；D耐心的；老實說，當(dāng)涉及到衣服鞋子的時候，我很吝嗇。但是做頭發(fā)的時候，我是毫不猶豫的。因為我們要花值得花的錢。

14.14】A 動詞辨析。A注意到；B意識到；C知道；D理解；我花錢做頭發(fā)是不吝嗇的，因為這是人們看你的時候首先注意到的。

15.15】D 名詞辨析。A滿意；B數(shù)量；C能力；D品質(zhì)，質(zhì)量；和頭發(fā)一樣，我也會花大前去購買好的家具，因為質(zhì)量好的東西才會持久。故D正確。

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