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Making a Budget

(A)

A. Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles.B.First, writing down all

your income for one month.C.Income, including your paycheck or other checks from Social Security and the

government, means all the money you receive.D.Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses.E.Rent and

utilities are important regular expenses; you should also include expenses for food and medicine you take

regularly.(6) You must not forget because they add up, the smaller monthly bills such as payments for credit

cards, interest on loans, and insurance.

(B)

(7) You also should keep track of minor daily expenses because you probably spend more on them than you

realize.(8) These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy.(9) Add

them up for a week and then multiply the weekly total by the number of weeks in the month to determine the

total monthly cost.(10) Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs along with gasoline and tolls, should

also be calculated as monthly expenses.

(C)

(11) Finally, it’s important to plan as much as possible for special expenses, such as visits to doctors and

dentists and repairs to your home or car.(12) Gifts for such events as Christmas and birthdays are other kinds of

expenses you can plan for certain months.(13) Other activities, such as celebrating a holiday or taking a

vacation, often demand extra spending, too.(14) Some months may also require you according to the season to

buy new clothes.(15) By preparing a budget in all these areas, you can figure out how much money you need for

each month, this will help you watch your spending and may help you to save for the future.

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Sentence Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses. Which revision should be made to the placement

of sentence 4?

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Sentence 8:Another important issue relates to the use of the contributions.

Which revision should be made to sentence 8?

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

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Sentence 10:There are many artists currently working in the downtown area willing to participate the Galena

Arts Academy were relocated.

Which correction should be made to sentence 10? 

Sentence 6:You needed a surface thermometer and a supply of split hardwood, such as maple or birch.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?