Question

Want to be smarter with your money? Here’s how.
  小題1:  Many kids quickly spend every dollar they receive, while others save their money, rarely buying anything. But what you want is a balance between saving and spending. Consider the 25--50--25 rule. Out of every dollar you receive, allow yourself to spend 25cents to buy gifts for family or give to charities.
 小題2:  The T--shirt looks so cool in the store. But when you get it home, you wonder why you wasted your money. Sound familiar? This often happens with impulse purchases（沖定性購買）. Advice: Rather than buying the T--shirt right away, spend a few days thinking about whether it’s really the best use for your money.
Challenge yourself. It’s hard to save money just for the sake of saving money.   小題3:__ Suppose you want a skateboard. Find out how much it costs and then decide how much you will save each week.   小題4: That will make you even more determined to stick with it.
Prove your worth. Want your parents to give you more pocket money? Sure, it helps to do some housework and get good grades.   小題5:  If you show you are a good saver and a careful spender, your parents are more likely to trust you with more pocket money.

A．Wait a week.

B．Keep your balance.

C．Stop buying cloths.

D．What you need are goals.

E. But the real key is to prove you know how to handle money.
F. You might even tell your parents and friends about your plan.
G. Form a good habit of saving money whenever it is possible.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:F
小題5:E

試題分析： 本文講述的是一些合理處理錢的建議，包括收支平衡，關(guān)鍵時(shí)候要保持冷靜，明確自己的目標(biāo)等等。
小題1:.B 根據(jù)本段第2行But what you want is a balance between saving and spending. Consider the 25--50--25 rule.可知本段的建議是要在掙錢和花錢之間取得平衡。故B正確。
小題2:A 根據(jù)本段最后一句Advice: Rather than buying the T--shirt right away, spend a few days thinking about whether it’s really the best use for your money.可知我們不要出現(xiàn)沖動(dòng)性購買的現(xiàn)象。也就是要等一下，多思考一下在出手。故A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容符合上下文。
小題3:D 根據(jù)下一句Suppose you want a skateboard. Find out how much it costs and then decide how much you will save each week.可知要知道自己的目標(biāo)，同時(shí)也要明確自己的目標(biāo)。才能有的放矢。故D項(xiàng)符合上下文。
小題4:F 根據(jù)后一句That will make you even more determined to stick with it.可知有時(shí)候我們要求得別人的建議，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)候別人的建議能夠幫助我們堅(jiān)定自己的決心或者改變自己的想法。
小題5:E 根據(jù)前句Want your parents to give you more pocket money? Sure, it helps to do some housework and get good grades如果你想要父母親給你更多的零花錢？你就幫助他們做家務(wù)或者考到好成績。最重要的是你要證明自己有懂的如何處理錢的問題。他們才會(huì)相信你。故E項(xiàng)符合上下文。