1 . 在文章中找出与下列意思相近的词或词组，并将词写在相应的横线上。

The key to a better life

On 26 April 2005, about 7,400 American bankers went back to school. This time they did not go to learn. They went to teach primary and secondary school students how to handle their money. The bankers wanted to help the students be able to make smart decisions about their money. They said that “education and money management skills are keys to a better life.”

Here are some of the tips and the bankers shared with the students.

For every dollar you earn or have,

spend 25 cents on what you want or need now	save or invest the rest.
put 25 cents away for a Bigger item later, and

Develop A Habit Of Saving

When You Are Young!

MAKE YOUR SAVING VISIBLE

Build Up Your Savings

In A Piggy Bank

Make Sure That Part Of Your

Money Goes Into Your Savings

1. a helpful piece of advice ________
2. save (money) for later use ________
3. that can be seen ________
4. a person who manages or works in a bank ________
5. use (money) to buy, in order to make more money ________

2 . 判断下列句子中keep up的含义
1. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. ________
2. The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat. ________
3. The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now keep up by the local authorities.________
4. I don’t want to keep you up; you look very sleepy. ________

3 . 写出句中acquire的含义
1. She has acquired a good knowledge of English.________
2. She has acquired some very unpleasant habits recently.________
3. Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.________

5 . 写出下列句子中get through的含义
1. I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end.
2. I couldn't get through to him because his telephone was out of order now and then.
3. She found writing helped her get through the rough days.
4. Luckily, he got through the exam.

6 . 写出crash在句中的中文意思。
1. Hundreds of hospital records were wiped out when the network crashed. ________
2. Lightning flashed in the sky, and there was a loud crash of thunder. ________
3. David admitted that his car crashed into his neighbor’s garden. ________
4. The woman hurt in the car crash is till under treatment in hospital. ________

7 . 写出单词observe在各句中的中文意思。
1. The first UN Chinese Language Day was observed on April 20 at the UN Headquarters in New York in 2010.
2. The police observed him driving at 90 miles per hour.
3. You should observe the local customs when you go abroad.
4. Our teacher performs the experiment, while we students observe carefully.

9 . 写出单词hit在各句中的中文意思。
1. The tanks exploded as the plane hit the ground.
2. The region's economy will take a hit if the airbase is closed.
3. It hit me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment.
4. The bomb failed to hit its target.
5. When I first heard the song I knew it would be a hit.

10 . 写出word在句子中的中文意思。
1. In a word, the audience were disappointed with his performance. ________
2. The manager asked him not to come again. In other words, he was fired(解雇). ________
3. She repeated their conversations word by word to me. ________
4. Once we break our word, nobody will trust us again. ________
5. It is a great advantage to me that I always keep my word. ________
6. After she had words with John, she decided to have a word with him. ________
7. Word came that the mayor(市长) would soon visit our school. ________