Jerry and Alice had not been married long and didn’t have a lot of money．but they wanted to buy a car．Alice didn’t have a job，so she was always finding ways to save money．When she went shopping，she would always buy food that was on sale．Later，when she got home，she enjoyed figuring out how much money she had saved．

Every day Jerry took the bus to work．It was not a long trip but it was slow because of all the traffic．Jerry was sometimes impatient as he sat on the bus

One day．the traffic was even worse than usual．

“I could 17dn faster than this bus!，．thought Jerry．

The next day after work he decided to try．He went to the bus stop．but didn’t take the bus．He ran along beside it oil the sidewalk．He had to run quite fast to keep up wit}l the bus．

He arrived home，puffing and panting(氣喘吁吁)．He felt hot and tired．

Alice was surprised to see him panting．She was worried．“What’s the matter?”she asked．

“I ran along beside the bus，”said Jerry．“It Was just as quick and I saved two dollars and fifty cents by not paying the fare．”He was proud of what he had done and thought it would make Alice happy，but it didn’t．

“Why didn’t you run beside a taxi?”she said．“You would have saved six dollars．”

1．Which is true about Jerry and Alice?

A．They love money．    B．They don’t have a lot of money．

C．The are rich．         D．They need money to buy a house．

2．How does Betty save money?

A．She does not work．             B．She eats small amounts．

C．She makes her own clothes．      D．She buys things on sale．

3．How did Jerry save money?

A．He didn’t eat lunch．      B．He gave Betty his money

C．He had two jobs．         D．He ran home from work．

4．What does“figuring out”mean in line 4?

A．calculating    B．guessing from clues    C．showing openly   D．solving