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I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. In the United States, it is possible to win large
amounts of money
1 lotteries (彩票). People pay money for tickets with a combination (组合) of
2 . If
your combination is
3 , you will win a huge amount of money- often millions of dollars.
A few years ago, my friend Tom won the lottery. It
4 his life. He did not come from a rich family. In
fact, he earned very little. Sometimes, Tom even had to
5 money from his relatives and friends, but he
wasn't the kind of person who never paid back the money he owed.
6 , he was always very
7 with the
money he spent.
One day, Tom spent
8 dollars on a lottery ticket. He never thought he would win lots of money but
9 ,
his combination of numbers was chosen and he won a great deal of money.
Tom was so
10 . The first thing he did was to
11 a new car that he was dreaming of, and then he
started spending more money on unnecessary things. He learnt to waste money,
12 he had money to burn.
13 we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Tom
14 always try to pay the bill, and he
15 telling me that
money made him feel very happy.
However, Tom spent the money too fast, and he became
16 again. He had no money left.
I do feel
17 for him. He had
18 money to live like a king. Instead, he is
19 to living like a poor person.
Some people might say he is
20 about small things, but not about important things.
( )1. A. from
( )2. A. letters
( )3. A. chosen
( )4. A. damaged
( )5. A. borrow
( )6. A. Therefore
( )7. A. careful
( )8. A. lots of
( )9. A. unfortunately
( )10. A. generous
( )11. A. rent
( )12. A. though
( )13. A. Soon
( )14. A. should
( )15. A. insisted
( )16. A. rich
( )17. A. sorry
( )18. A. many
( )19. A. back
( )20. A. stupid |
B. through
B. pictures
B. raised
B. changed
B. lend
B. Otherwise
B. satisfied
B. a little
B. unexpectedly
B. excited
B. buy
B. while
B. Since
B. would
B. stood
B. satisfied
B. proud
B. too much
B. up
B. smart |
C. on
C. numbers
C. published
C. increased
C. exchange
C. Instead
C. independent
C. few
C. unacceptably
C. amused
C. borrow
C. so
C. When
C. need
C. avoided
C. strong
C. satisfied
C. only
C. over
C. curious |
D. at
D. cards
D. met
D. improved
D. beg
D. Thus
D. angry
D. a few
D. accessibly
D. nervous
D. steal
D. as if
D. Until
D. must
D. kept
D. poor
D. happy
D. enough
D. behind
D. careless |