1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people    1     (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31st    2     (annual), was started, and it’s still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the    3     (underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful    4     money. But     5    idea of being thrifty (节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s     6    (rich) people, doesn’t spend very much money on himself.

Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view     7    we should make ourselves happy through the    8    (activity) we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that    9    (offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after    10    (they).”

2 . Las Vegas city in Nevada is built in a desert.The city may be known to the outside world for its partying.But officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless grass.The grass is never laid on, played on or even stepped on.The grass is only there to look nice.

Now, the city is asking the Nevada state legislature (立法机构) to ban useless grass.It is trying to become the first place in America to ban that kind of grass often seen between streets, in housing developments and in office parks.

It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40% of all the grass in Las Vegas and it needs a lot of water to survive.Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus.By tearing out the grass, the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15%.

In 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority banned developers from planting grass in front of new homes.It also offered homeowners $30 for each square meter of grass they tear out.But fewer people are now using the program.Water usage has increased in southern Nevada by 9% since 2019.And last year, Las Vegas set a record of 240 days without major rainfall.The Colorado River provides much of Nevada’s drinking water.The river could lose more water as climate change affects it.

Water officials in other dry cities said water usage needs to be reduced.But they fear the reaction to reforms like the ones in Las Vegas if their communities do not accept them.Cynthia Campbell is the water resources adviser for the city of Phoenix in Arizona.“There might come a point when city restrictions get too severe (苛刻的) for some residents (居民).They’ll say that is the point of no return for them,” Campbell said.“For some people, it’s a pool.For some people, it’s grass.”

1. Why does Las Vegas city try to ban useless grass?

A．To protect the local people.

B．To beautify the city.

C．To reduce water usage.

D．To reduce waste.

2. What program was carried out in Las Vegas in 2003?

A．Allowing planting grass before new houses.

B．Encouraging the residents to tear out grass.

C．Praising those who signed on the program.

D．Awarding those who reduced water usage.

3. What is implied in Campbell’s words in the last paragraph?

A．Many residents won’t follow the ban.

B．Reaction to the reform will vary personally.

C．Other measures should be taken to protect wetter.

D．Water officials should take many factors into consideration.

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A．Las Vegas Plans to Ban Useless Grass

B．A Method Is Adopted to Save Las Vegas

C．Choices between Beauty and Practice

D．Grass Is Important but Useless in Las Vegas

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When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a _______. We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is _____ , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would ______ every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague ______ much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not ______ much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of ______ food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we ______ someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were ______ about us wasting so much food.
“We ______ for our food; it is none of your ______ no matter how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them _____ made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in _____ arrived. Upon finding what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro ______.The officer told us in a stern (严厉的) voice: “Order _____ you can consume. Money is yours, ______ the resources belong to the society. You have no _____ for wasting them.” Our face turned red.
We all agreed with him in our ______. My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly ______ to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all _____ it to remind us that we should never be _______.1.

A．bank

B．company

C．family

D．restaurant

2.

A．cooked

B．gathered

C．served

D．missed

3.

A．desert

B．refuse

C．finish

D．oppose

4.

A．kept

B．ordered

C．sold

D．made

5.

A．save

B．find

C．divide

D．spend

6.

A．unconsumed

B．undeveloped

C．undiscovered

D．undetermined

7.

A．appointed

B．heard

C．realized

D．knew

8.

A．unhappy

B．curious

C．nervous

D．optimistic

9.

A．asked

B．paid

C．applied

D．accounted

10.

A．matter

B．mind

C．business

D．question

11.

A．passively

B．immediately

C．excitedly

D．regularly

12.

A．rags

B．fashion

C．uniform

D．dream

13.

A．fine

B．food

C．award

D．souvenir

14.

A．how

B．it

C．what

D．that

15.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

16.

A．ability

B．problem

C．power

D．reason

17.

A．words

B．faces

C．hearts

D．ears

18.

A．approved

B．accused

C．admitted

D．apologized

19.

A．stuck

B．broke

C．threw

D．kept

20.

A．hopeful

B．wasteful

C．merciful

D．grateful