八、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空。（10 分）
put pocket but spend for save popular interest important he
I'm Simon. I have a good friend, and 1. name is Jack. Jack always manages his money well. Jack also enjoys 2. money. He gets some 3. money from his parents every week. He has a piggy bank. He 4. some of his pocket money into it every week. He does not 5. it all. And 6. example, he plans to buy a video game. It is very 7. in his school. He is really 8. in it. 9. he needs to buy some school things as well. School things are 10. , so he buys them first. The video game has to wait.

1. his 2. saving 3. pocket 4. puts 5. spend 6. for 7. popular 8. interested 9. But 10. important
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【分析】
本题为选词并用正确形式填空题型，解题思路为：先通读全文把握短文大意，再针对每个空，结合其在句中的成分（词性）、上下文语境，以及方框内单词的词义，同时考虑语法规则（如物主代词、动名词、主谓一致）、固定搭配等，选择合适的单词并调整其正确形式填空。
【解析】
1. 空后为名词name，需用形容词性物主代词修饰，方框中he的形容词性物主代词为his，故填his。
2. enjoy后接动名词作宾语，结合语境“管理钱”，save money（存钱）符合，故填saving。
3. 固定搭配pocket money意为“零花钱”，符合语境，故填pocket。
4. 主语he为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用三单形式，put...into...（把...放进）符合，故填puts。
5. 助动词does后接动词原形，结合语境“不花完钱”，spend（花费）符合，故填spend。
6. 固定搭配for example意为“例如”，故填for。
7. 结合语境“视频游戏在学校受欢迎”，be popular in（在...受欢迎）符合，故填popular。
8. 固定搭配be interested in意为“对...感兴趣”，故填interested。
9. 前文说视频游戏要等，后文说需要买学习用品，为转折关系，句首单词首字母大写，故填But。
10. 结合后文“先买学习用品”，说明学习用品重要，故填important。
【答案】
1. his 2. saving 3. pocket 4. puts 5. spend 6. for 7. popular 8. interested 9. But 10. important
【知识点】
选词填空、固定搭配、语法运用
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的运用，需结合语境、固定搭配及简单语法规则完成，题型常见，难度适中，能有效考查学生的词汇掌握和语境分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

九、☑对标 KET 能力 完形填空。（10 分）
Lucy had $50 from her birthday. She wanted to buy a new dress, but she remembered her parents taught her to spend money 1.First, Lucy went to a 2 shop. She saw a beautiful dress and it 3 $40. She really liked it. But then she thought, “Do I 4 need this dress?” So she decided not to buy it.
Next, she walked into a shoe store. There was a pair of shoes on sale for $15. They looked nice, and they were very 5. Her friend Lily said, “Buy them! You can wear them every day!” But Lucy 6, “No, I don’t need new shoes right now. If I buy them, I won’t have enough money left for school things.”After 7 the shoe store, Lucy went to a bookstore. She found a book about saving money. It said, “Always ask yourself—8 do you really want?” Lucy read the book carefully, 9 she didn’t pay for it. She didn’t buy anything that day.When she got home, Lucy put all the $50 into her savings jar. She felt 10 because she spent her money wisely. Her parents praised her and said, “You learn to be a smart shopper.”
( )1. A. wisely B. slowly C. quickly D. happily
( )2. A. food B. vegetable C. shoe D. clothes
( )3. A. paid B. spent C. was D. took
( )4. A. always B. usually C. really D. carefully
( )5. A. expensive B. old C. bad D. cheap
( )6. A. asked B. answered C. told D. ordered
( )7. A. leaving B. finding C. seeing D. passing
( )8. A. when B. how C. why D. what
( )9. A. but B. and C. or D. so
( )10. A. sorry B. happy C. angry D. sad

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. B
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【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨是Lucy用生日钱践行父母教的明智消费，未购买不需要的物品，最终将钱存起的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义及用法，逐一分析每个空：1空对应“明智花钱”的主旨；2空由后文“买裙子”推断店铺类型；3空考查物品价格的表达；4空结合Lucy的自我提问逻辑；5空由“打折15美元”判断鞋子价格属性；6空对应对朋友建议的回应；7空是从鞋店到书店的动作；8空是书中关于需求的提问内容；9空是“仔细读书”和“没买书”的转折关系；10空对应明智消费后的情绪。
【解析】
1. 选A。根据后文Lucy的消费行为（不买不需要的物品），可知父母教她“明智地”花钱，wisely符合语境。
2. 选D。后文提到“beautiful dress”，可知她去的是服装店clothes shop。
3. 选C。表示某物的价格常用“主语+was+价格”结构，此处指裙子价格是40美元，故选was。
4. 选C。结合语境，Lucy问自己“真的”需要这条裙子吗，really符合逻辑。
5. 选D。鞋子打折后15美元，说明价格便宜，cheap符合语境。
6. 选B。朋友建议买鞋，Lucy“回答”不需要，answered符合语境。
7. 选A。离开鞋店后去了书店，leaving符合动作顺序。
8. 选D。书中提到要问自己“真的想要什么”，what作want的宾语，符合语法和语境。
9. 选A。“仔细读书”和“没买书”是转折关系，用but连接。
10. 选B。Lucy明智消费后，把钱存起来，感到开心，happy符合情绪。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题为KET水平完形填空，围绕“明智消费”的生活化主题，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的把握和常用词汇的辨析能力，题目难度适中，适合初中低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6