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HowtoMakeaBudget(预算)

Mostlikely,youaren’ngasmalljoborgettingaweekly

allowance(零花钱)sandgrown-upsalike,moneyiasy

ren’tcareful,itcanbegoneinnotime.

Beingresponsiblewithyourmoneyisanimportantskilltolearn－andthesooneryoustartthe

ryouaretrackingyourspendingorsavingforsomethingspecial,creatingabudgetcan

needarepaperandapencil－and

somelf-control.

First,,uaparatesheetofpapertoplanyour

irsttwocolumns(栏),listyoursources(来源)ofincomeandhowmuchyouexpecttoearn

hirdandfourthcolumns,listwhatyouexpecttospendyourmoneyonandthe

amount.

Theleft-handtotalshouldbe

morethanorequaltotheright-hand

,youhaveaneffective

budget.

Budgetsarenotcomplex,but

anningyourbudget,

knowthatyoudrop$18atamovie,don’twrite$12inthatspacesimplybecauyouwishyouwere

spendingless.

Ifyouareeyeingabigpurcha,suchasa$150skateboard,spendlessandsavemoreuntilyou

erhowattractiveitmaybe,,you

willthankyourlf?

56．Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?

SampleMonthlyBudget

MonthlyIncomeAm

ount

Monthly

Expens

Am

ount

AllowanceSnacks

A．ChildrenB．Parents.

C．Breadwinners.D．Bankmanagers.

57．Thepurpoofmakingabudgetistohelppeople__________.

A．learntoberealistic

B．increatheirsavings

C．managetheirmoneywell

D．testtheirpoweroflf-control

58．Whatshouldpeopledowhenplanningabudget?

A．Fillintheexpensastheyreallyare.

B．Avoidspendingmoneyonexpensivethings.

C．Setasideafixedamountofmoneyassavings.

D．Listincomeandexpensontwopiecesofpaper.

59．Whichofthefollowingbudgetsiffective?

B

1944,butIcanremembermymother’s

wordsasifitwereyesterday:“Kerrel,Idon’twantyoutotakefoodfromyourfather,becauhehas

carefulwhenyouarearoundhim.〞

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ntswerenottogetheranymore,andmydadlived

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father’sotherchildrenlivedfaraway,soitfelltometolookafterhim.

Wecouldn’taffordallthenecessarymedicationforhim,andbecauDadwasunabletowork,I

hadnomoneyforschoolsuppliesandoftencouldn’sitinclass

feelingcompletelylost,theteacher’swordsmuffledasItriedtofigureouthowIwasgoingto

manage.

Ididnotsharemyburden〔负担〕ughed

fatherwas

movedtothehospital,thenurswouldleavehisfoodonthebedsidetableeventhoughhewastoo

weaktofeedhimlf.

Ihadknownthathewasgoingtodie,butaftersomanyyearsofkeepinghisconditiona

dawomanatthenonprofitNationalAIDS

y,

edmylife.

hiscretawaywithhim,havingneverspokenaboutAIDS

toanyone,’.

60．WhatdoesKerreltellusaboutherfather?

A．Hehadstayedinthehospitalsincehefellill.

B．Hedependedonthenursinhisfinaldays.

C．Heworkedhardtopayforhismedication.

D．Hetoldnooneabouthisdia.

61．Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedntence?

A．Kerrelcouldn’tunderstandherteacher.

B．Kerrelhadspecialdifficultyinhearing.

C．Kerrelwastootroubledtofocusonthelesson.

D．Kerrelwastootiredtohearherteacher’swords.

62．WhydidKerrelkeepherfather’sdiaacret?

A．Shewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.

B．ShethoughtitwasshamefultohaveAIDS.

C．Shefoundnoonewillingtolistentoher.

D．Shewantedtoobeyhermother.

63．WhydidKerrelwritethepassage?

A．Totellpeopleaboutthesufferingsofherfather.

B．ToshowhowlittlepeopleknewaboutAIDS.

C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontoAIDS.

D．Torememberherfather.

〔C〕

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

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hou，onthebusthen.I

wascrying，berthatIcould

notbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistened

everymorning.

，IthinkIcriedverylittlewhen

wereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplaces

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countryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism，buttheideadidnot

firsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthree

remarried，mepasdbeforemystepfather

tensad，andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.〞

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreadalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneel

letters，filledoutforms，translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers，took

mygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere，andevendiscusdtelephonebillswith

companyreprentatives.〔〕

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:almostallcommontroubles

eventuallygoaway！Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup，and

justwaitalittle！Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright，eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

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firsttwoyearsinNewYork，theauthor________.

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nwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4？

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dtelephonebillsforherfamily.

pedherfamilywithherEnglish.

horbelievesthat________.

urewillbefreefromtroubles

fficulttolearntobecomepatient

remoregoodthingsthanbadthings

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〔D〕

DearFriend，

Therecentsuccessofchildren’sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere’sa

hugemarketoutthere.

Andthere’sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthof

children’sbooksboughteachyear...plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersof

magazinesforchildrenandteenagers.

Whoaretheneededwriters？They’reordinaryfolkslikeyouandme.

ButamIgoodenough？

ghtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownby

lf-doubt，andIdidn’tknowwheretoturnforhelp.

Then，IacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude〔潜能〕，andit

turnedouttobetheinspirationIneeded.

Thepromithatpaidoff

TheInstitutemadethesamepromitomethattheywillmaketoyou，ifyoushowbasic

writingability:

Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript〔手稿〕suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetime

youfinishourcour.

Ireallydidn’texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecour，

ondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitute.

Sincegraduation，Ihaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren’sbooksandover300

storiesandarticles.

Freetestandbrochure

Weofferafreeaptitudetestandwillndyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingour

recognizedhome-studycoursonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.

’snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfades

forever.

Sincerely，

KristiHoll，Instructor

InstituteofChildren’sLiterature

efirstthreeparagraphs，welearnthat________.

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hersaremaking$3billioneachyear

nesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattention

sagrowingneedforwritersofchildren’sbooks

nishingthecour，youarepromidto________.

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inagroundfloorwindow.

Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,〞answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongpau,womaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.

Byhersidewasasmallsuitca.

Itookthesuitcatothecar,kmyarm

andwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.

Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,〞Itoldher.“Ijusttryto

treatmypasngersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.〞

“Oh,you’resuchagoodman.〞gotintothetaxi,shegaveme

anaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?〞

“It’snottheshortestway,〞Iansweredquickly.

“Oh,I’minnohurry,〞shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon’t

torsaysIdon’thaveverylong.〞

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(计价器).

Forthenexttwohours,wedmethebuildingwhere

shehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthat

hadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.

Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsit

staringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.

Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,〞I’’sgonow.〞

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchdoIoweyou?〞sheasked.

“Nothing.〞Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving,〞sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpasngers,〞I

answered.

Almostwithoutthinking,

endedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.〞

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ewasfamiliarwiththecity

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hedestinationontime

idriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecauhe______.

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hurrytotakeotherpasngers

nwelearnfromthestory?

isalwaysapleasure.

shouldrespecteachother.

fkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

shouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

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Domestic(驯养的)horsnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarry

lyhorsweren’ttame(驯服的)enoughtoperformthekindsoftasks.

Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorswerefardifferentfrom

thotoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsthatlivedaroundthemforfood.

Overtime,sthefirststepin

domestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehors,theychotokeepthoanimalsthathad

mple,peoplemayhavechontokeephorsthat

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