Changing the way I spent on fast food not only helped my budget, but improved my weight. In the first month I was able to get rid of 5 pounds by simply changing the way I approached spending on fast food. Now I am more likely to bring my lunch than to buy it. I am not upset, but empowered to make positive choices to improve my life.

59. According to Paragraph 1, the author________.

A. had no time to cook for herself

B. was fond of fast food very much

C. lived with a small amount of money

D. got some benefits from using her card

60. The author set her envelope budget to ________ .

A. buy fast food at a good bargain

B. save money to buy more fast food

C. make fast food spending under control

D. get rid of the habit of eating fast food

61. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________ .

A. envelope budget is good for health

B. the budget means a pressure on life

C. it is unusual to make some changes

D. it is hard to enjoy a healthy lifestyle

62. What is the passage mainly about________?

A. Why the author became addicted to fast food.

B. Why the author took envelope budget seriously.

C. How fast food controlled the author’s behavior.

D. How envelope b udget changed the author’s life.

C

The British love word-play and they’re enthusiastic about defending the use of their language. In recent years, books about the grammar, pronunciation and punctuation(标点)of English have been written by the dozen, an d sold extremely well, reflecting people’s love of the English language. People want to defend the “correct” use of their language, but also to preserve its ability to evolve along with society. Lynne Truss’s book Eats, Shoots & Leaves is an excellent exam ple of these two opposite ideas. Its title shows the way that punctuation can change meaning in a sentence. “Eats shoots and leaves” is a perfectly normal description of a panda’s diet: he eats the shoots and leaves of bamboo trees. But the position of the comma(逗号) turns those nouns into verbs, and makes up a ridiculous little story: the panda eats (his dinner), he shoots (a gun), and he leaves (the building). It’s a silly joke, but it shows how changing something as simple as a comma can change the entire meaning of a sentence.

Published in 2003, Eats, Shoots & Leaves was an unexpectedly huge success. It is easy to assume the typical reader of this kind of book as the humorless type. However, the book has sold thousands and thousands of copies—it mus t be appealing to a wide range of people. The book’s winning secret is this: it makes some serious points about language and punctuation, but also has a light-hearted dimension, and uses stories and jokes to show its points. It has invited some tough criticism, too, especially from the US. On a broader range, Eats, Shoots & Leaves has opened up a lot of public debate on Truss’s ideas. Whether they agree with her or not, punctuation and grammar has become a popular topic to discuss.

In every generation there will be people who think that the standard of language is in decline, and who are more than happy to write to the newspapers to express their concern and opinions. Truss’s book also appeals to those who think that texting and blogging(博客) is lowering the standard of literacy. Whether the standard of the English language is decreasing, or simply evolving into new forms, the success of Eats, Shoots & Leaves proves that this is a subject that many English speakers find interesting and important.

63. The title of the book Eat, Shoots & Leaves is a joke which shows ________ .

A. a funny feeling

B. a trend in writing

C. a grammatical point

D. a fact about animals