三、词汇运用
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Germans are known for their beers (啤酒) and soccer. (1) do you know that they also like to save money?
According to some surveys, Germans were (2) (interest) in saving money in the past. The (3) (world) first savings bank opened in 1778 in Hamburg, a city in northern Germany. (4) 1836, there were more than 300 of these savings banks in the country. Germans think that saving money (5) (be) a good habit. This makes every German become the top saver in the world. German (6) (family) have saved more than eight per cent of their income (收入) over the last 20 years.
(7) do Germans save money? According to The Financial Times, being careful with money is part of the image that Germans have of (8) (they). They (9) (usual) believe that saving money is a virtue, like being honest or kind. What's more, Germans also think that saving money is important for their country. If every German (10) (keep) dropping coins into money boxes, Germany will become richer and stronger.