A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery (彩票), which changed his life. He was not born with
a silver spoon in his mouth. 1 , my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money.
And the money he did earn was chicken feed - very2.
Sometimes Al even had to3some gifts from his family and friends. He was not the kind of person
who never paid the money he4 .He was always very careful with the money he spent. The 5times
were when he was flat broke and had no money at all.
One day, Al scd together a few dollars for a6ticket. He thought he would never gain lots of
money7 . But his combination of numbers was chosen and he8the lottery. That is to say, he
won a great deal of9 .
Al was so10 . The first thing he did was to buy a new car. He showed off the one thing that he
normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on11things. It was like he had money to
12 . He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.
When we13for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. He would always pay bills for others.
He told me the money made him feel like a millionaire14he felt very happy.
But shortly after that my friend was15and out again. He had no money left. He had16his
bottom dollar, his very last amount.
I admit I do feel17for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he is18to
living on a shoestring - a very low budget. Some might say he is penny19and pound foolish. He was
wise about small things, but20about important things.
( )1. A. Yet
( )2. A. little
( )3. A. make
( )4. A. earned
( )5. A. best
( )6. A. lottery
( )7. A. unsuccessfully
( )8. A. lost
( )9. A. money
( )10. A. unsatisfied
( )11. A. unnecessary
( )12. A. hold
( )13. A. got in
( )14. A. in case
( )15. A. up
( )16. A. spent
( )17. A. satisfied
( )18. A. on
( )19. A. rude
( )20. A. evenB. Meanwhile
B. few
B. accept
B. lent
B. happiest
B. cinema
B. unusually
B. beat
B. tip
B. excited
B. unknown
B. explode
B. got across
B. so that
B. off
B. spared
B. sorry
B. away
B. shy
B. still C. Otherwise
C. much
C. send
C. owed
C. easiest
C. flight
C. unexpectedly
C. missed
C. possession
C. anxious
C. unavoidable
C. burn
C. got down
C. because
C. down
C. split
C. active
C. back
C. stupid
C. notD. Instead
D. small
D. produce
D. owned
D. worst
D. ship
D. uncertainly
D. won
D. fare
D. ashamed
D. undiscovered
D. live
D. got together
D. if
D. in
D. saved
D. afraid
D. around
D. wise
D. ever