2. 外语
  3. What would you do if your wallet became harder to open as your spending approached or exceeded your budget? Would you 【C1】_____

What would you do if your wallet became harder to open as your spending approached or exceeded your budget? Would you 【C1】_____

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问题     What would you do if your wallet became harder to open as your spending approached or exceeded your budget? Would you 【C1】_____ twice about where your money was going?   
    Part of the reason so many people spend too much, or fail to 【C2】_____ to self-imposed budgets, is because spending money has become a(n) 【C3】_____in our increasingly cashless society. Credit cards provide immediate satisfaction, but no immediate 【C4】_____. So many researches suggest taking 【C5】_____ dollars from your wallet is more 【C6】_____, and leads you to spend less.
Following a budget feels too much 【C7】_____ dieting. And we often fail at both 【C8】_____ the same
reasons: 【C9】_____ focus on the restrictions, not enough attention to fun. 【C10】_____ it’s not surprising when people end up spending more or 【C11】_____ more calories.
    But there are plenty of mental 【C12】_____ and strategies that can make your budgeting more 【C13】_____ now. In fact, the best strategy is not to think about it as budgeting at all. 【C14】_____, set up broad goals and automate all savings.
    "Self-control is wonderful, but it’s just not 【C15】_____," said Meir Statman, a finance professor. Start by becoming more 【C16】_____ of your spending, whether you write it down in a notepad or on Web sites.
    Then, give your spending plan a sense of 【C17】_____; budgets with a definite goal, 【C18】_____ it’s a European vacation or buying a home, tend to be the most successful.
    And think about it 【C19】_____, as a way to keep things simple: 【C20】_____ setting up an excessively detailed budget, first decide how much you want to save for retirement and other goals, then work with what’s left over.
【C16】
选项 A、afraid
B、capable
C、certain
D、conscious
答案D
解析 考查形容词辨析。be afraid of是固定搭配，表示“害怕”；be capable of“有能力的”。be conscious of意为“意识到”。空格后举例说明的都是告诫读者要重视每一项支出，故选D。
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