河南省部分市2023-2024学年高二上学期英语期中分类汇编：七选五

河南省部分市2023-2024学年上学期高二英语期中试卷分类汇编 七选五 河南省新乡市2023-2024学年高二上学期期中测试英语试题 第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many families are struggling to make ends meet, while pensioners are the biggest group in Britain on the edge of poverty. ___16___. Finding ways to put some money aside guarantees you don’t need to struggle to survive. Take a look at your spending. ___17___. Too many people keep paying their bills and spending money without knowing exactly where it is going. Look at your bank statements and see how much money you are spending each month on things such as electricity, food, entertainment and debt repayments. Find better deals. Now that you know where your money is going, you can see if there are better deals available for you. Perhaps you are currently paying too much on your car or health insurance. ___18___. You definitely need to check your insurance deals, as well as your energy deals. Chances are that you’ll be able to save money by switching to a new deal, especially if you’ve never done it before. ___19___. A number of money-saving tips require you to change your habits. Seemingly innocuous things like washing your dishes using a bowl, or using an energy-saving mode on the dishwasher, can save quite a lot during the year. You could even save a lot of money by turning down your heating by just one degree. Keep an inventory (存货清单). Whether you are going for grocery shopping or looking for new winter shoes, knowing what you already have will guarantee you won’t end up spending money on things you don’t even need. Saving money is easier when you have an inventory of the things you already own. ___20___. A. Become good at saving energy B. Know about the ways to get energy C. It is time to take back the control of your finances D Here are some great energy-saving tips for saving money E. The first step is to understand where your money is going F. Or at least know exactly