Directions: In this section, there is one passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. (请填写英语单词) Often the main reason people turn to a frugal lifestyle is the desire or need to save money and so one of the first things that needs to be accomplished when first ____1____ on a frugal way of life is to plan your 2 . To do this you will have to look at your existing yearly budget. Then analyzing every area of your budget to find where money is being wasted and how you can reduce those costs for the coming year. Finding cheaper suppliers for things like gas and electricity, telephone services and even grocery shopping is the first area to target. Once you see your spending written down it makes the whole process of reducing costs and wasting less a much easier, and dare I say, even ___3___ and freeing experience. Living a simpler life of course does not mean going without; it just means taking a look at what you like to do and buy and perhaps looking for cheaper ways of doing and buying those things. A lot of wasteful spending can simply ____4____ from habit, like always buying the same brand of beans when the cheaper can be just as ___5___, or by not being aware of sales and offers, which could save you money in the long run. Often living a frugal life is just a matter of making yourself more aware of the way you live and of the many opportunities around you to help you change for the better. Apart from the desire to save money, a lot of people are ___6___ to the frugal lifestyle to reduce the ___7____in their life. A lot of this stress stems from all the things we have in our lives, cluttering up our homes and creating more things to worry about. Clutter has often been cited as a cause of stress and by clearing the decks of all the things we don’t ___8____ need, helps to also clear our minds and ____9____us of worries and stresses. Over all frugality is a positive way to live our lives, even in these modern times of technology and excess. You can still live in the 21st century and benefit from all it has to ___10____ but you will be happier for not being in debt, less stressed and will be helping to keep our planet green and healthy for the next generations. 1. really 2. positive 3. stress 4. embarking 5. green 6. finances 7. offer 8. good 9. turning 10. opportunities 11. desire 12. rid 13. yearly 14. arise 15. pleasurable