7.George and Betty didn't have much money,but they wanted to buy a car.Betty didn't have a (56)B,so she was always finding ways to save money.
She(57)A vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn't have to buy any.She made sandwiches for George to (58)D to work so that he wouldn't have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go back home.It was not a long trip
(59)B the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day,the traffic was even(60)Cthan usual.
"I could run faster than this bus!"thought George.
The next day (61)A work he decided to have a try.He went to the bus stop but didn't take a bus.He ran along beside it on the sidewalk.He had to run quite fast to(62)D the bus.
He arrived home.Betty was (63)B to see him panting (气喘).She was worried,"What's the matter?"
"I ran along beside the bus,"said George."I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare."He thought it would make Betty (64)D,but it didn't.
"(65)C didn't you run beside a taxi?"she said."You would have saved six dollars!"
| 56.A.work | B.job | C.child | D.house |
| 57.A.grew | B.gave | C.bought | D.knew |
| 58.A.make | B.buy | C.bring | D.take |
| 59.A.or | B.and | C.but | D.so |
| 60.A.larger | B.Bigger | C.worse | D.better |
| 61.A.after | B.Before | C.since | D.until |
| 62.A.get out of | B.get along with | C.come up with | D.catch up with |
| 63.A.excited | B.surprised | C.Interested | D.bored |
| 64.A.tired | B.sad | C.Angry | D.happy |
| 65.A.When | B.What | C.Why | D.Where. |