A personal budget
Everyone enjoys buying presents for friends and family members.But if you want to have enough money to buy a nice present,you may have to plan(计划) carefully.A good way to begin planning is to write down a budget(预算) and then try to follow it.A simple(简单的) budget is a listing(列表) of your “income” and your “expenses”.The money you get is your income and the money you spend is your expenses.
Complete the table,then answer these questions.(答案写在答题纸上)
39.Which was bigger,income or expenses?_____________
40.How many dollars could Laura leave at the end of the month?_____________
41.Where did most of Laura’s money come from in April?_____________
42.How much can she save if she goes to the movies only twice a month?_____________
做大事小事最好有个计划，尤其涉及花钱的事。本文图表材料就讲了Laura在4月份的收支情况。上表列出了4项收入来源（source）、每笔收入数目（amount)、月末累计的每项收入总数（total for month）以及总收入（total income）；下表项目不用解释，你也会明白，是她的支出情况啦！
37. 该空要你填出该项目月末总收入。每周一个下午的兼职工作所得报酬15美元，一个月有4周，因此，该题答案是：$60.00。
38. 该空要求填出各项收入总和。简单相加即得：$145.00。
39. 总收入是145美元，总支出是140美元，没有超支。故答案为：Income。
40.本题问Laura 本月还剩多少美元。很简单：$5.00/Five dollars。
41. 本题问Laura 4月份大部分收入来自何方。查看上表，很容易找到答案：From the part-time job。
42.下表支出第1项说她每个星期五晚上花5美元看一次电影，一月下来要看4次电影，共消费20美元。本题假定她每月只看两次（twice）电影，那么，节省的电影费当然是$ 10.00。
