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Maybe you always wonder why your pocket money disappeared so quickly. Well, this may be
because you don't have a careful plan. If you try a budget (预算) for your pocket money, you will find
you can stop money from going so fast.
A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. Careful budget can help you save for the things
you want but can't pay for just' now.
Sounds useful? Look at the following before you start your budget :
Every week there are things we have to pay for, like school lunches and buses. There are also things
we would like to spend money on-just for fun! All these are weekly expenses (开销) .
Since we can't have money for everything, we have to make choices. We need to ask if we really
need something or just want it. Needs are what you must have in order to live, like food and water.
Wants are things you would like to have or do, but not necessary. For example, CDs and cartoons.
List what you must spend on needsand if there is money left over, what you will save for things you
really want. This is called a budget.
If you don't have enough money for what you need, you may have to give up one for the other.
No budget is fixed (固定的). Keep an eye on yours. Maybe you wanted a cartoon book but now
you want an MP3 more. Your needs may change into wants, or your wants may change into needs.
1. If you want to stop your money from going fast, you should make __________.
A. a wallet
B. a purse
C. a change
D. a budget
2. _________ are the things that you couldn't live without.
A. Needs
B. Wants
C. CDs
D. Cartoons
3. When we make a budget, we must find out __________.
A. what we have to spend on and what we would like to pay for
B. if CDs and cartoon books are good enough
C. what you will save for the things you want
D. when your needs may change into wants
4. The writer wants to tell us that __________.
A. pocket money always goes very fast
B. students should spend their money on something they really need
C. boys and girls can get a lot of pocket money during Spring Festival
D. student shouldn't buy CDs. cartoons or MP3
5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Pocket Money
B. Needs or Wants
C. Control Your Spending
D. Spend Your Pocket Money
