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What would you do if your wallet became harder to open as your spending appr

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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: too much focus on the【C9】______, 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: instead of setting up a(n) 【C20】______detailed budget, first decide how much you want to save for retirement and other goals, then work with, what’s left over. [br] 【C17】
选项 A、responsibility
B、security
C、guilt
D、purpose
答案 D
解析 考查名词辨析。responsibility表示“责任”；security“安全”；guilt表示“有罪”；purpose“目的”。根据空格后的解释budgets with a…goal“有目的的预算”可知，花钱应该带有一定的目的性，故选D。
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