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My sister and I were flying by ourselves from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota.Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, Nebraska.A flight attendant took us to a souvenir shop, where a toy airplane looked just like the plane my sister and I were flying on.I really wanted that airplane.I had $10 and the plane cost $ 8.I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I bought the plane anyway. When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! Instead, we bathed in a lake every night.I needed to buy special soap because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could harm the fish.The special soap cost $4 at the camp store.However, I had only $2 left.
What upset me was that I couldn’t get clean without the soap, which was soon found by my teacher, Sally.I had to tell her that I had spent most of my money on a toy airplane. She laughed and explained to me that a budget was necessary and it was a plan for spending money to help make sure you set aside enough for things you need, like soap, before you buy fun things, like toys.
Sally gave me one of her extra(额外的) bottles of special soap. When I returned home, I decided to budget.I spent several weeks writing down everything I bought, just to get an idea of how I was already spending my money. Then I made my first weekly budget. My budget wasn’t always the same each week. For some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account because I did some jobs around the house. Once summer vacation started, I didn’t need to buy school lunches, so I had extra money to go to the neighborhood swimming pool or to give to the town animal shelter.
Budgeting was hard, sometimes.Whatever week it was, I always made sure that “Money In” equaled “Save and Spend.” That’s called making ends meet, and it’s how you make sure that the money you have will always be enough to cover your plans to spend and save.
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者和妹妹一次去参加夏令营时，作者因为花钱买了玩具飞机而没有钱买肥皂，最后是老师Sally送了一瓶给他，并告诉他们制订预算的重要性。因此作者回去以后开始制订自己的预算计划，来达到收支平衡的故事。
21．Why did Sally give the writer one bottle of her special soap？__D__
A．The writer’s usual soap did harm to his skin.
B．The writer needed to take showers at the camp.
C．The writer turned to Sally for it to get clean.
D．The writer’s money couldn’t cover the special soap.
解析：细节理解题。第一段最后一句“The special soap cost $4 at the camp store.However, I had only $2 left.”可知Sally给作者一瓶她的特制肥皂是因为作者身上钱不够。故选D。
22．What did the writer learn about at the camp？__A__
A．Spending and saving money.
B．Getting along with others.
C．Making more money.
D．Planning his daily life.
解析：细节理解题。第三段第二句“When I returned home, I decided to budget.”可知作者从营地回来后，开始做预算，即作者在营地学会了要制订如何花钱和省钱的预算计划。故选A。
23．What can be the best title for the text？__B__
A．My Summer Camp B．My Weekly Budget
C．My Special Soap D．My Lonely Flight
解析：主旨大意题。由文章内容可知本文主要讲述了作者由夏令营没钱买肥皂的事得到了启发，而回去后自己开始制订预算计划的故事。故选B更符合题意。
