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| According to a recent survey on money and relationships,36% of people are keeping a bank account from their partner.While this financial unfaithfulness may appear as distrust in a relationship,in truth it may just be a form of financial protection.With almost half of all marr  iages ending in divorce,men and women are realizing they need to be financially savvy,regardless of whether they are in a relationship. The financial hardship on individuals after a divorce can be extremely difficult,even more so when children are involved.The lack of permanency in relationships,job and family life may be the cause of a growing trend to keep a secret bank account hidden from a partner, in other words,an"escape fund"． Margaret's story is far from unique.She is a representative of a growing number of women in long－term relationships who are becoming protective of their own earnings.Every month on pay day,she banks hundreds of dollars into a savings account she keeps from her husband.She has been doing this throughout their six－year marriage and has built a nest egg worth an incredible$100,000.Margaret says if her husband found about her secret savings he'd be hurt and would take this as a sign that she wasn't sure of the marriage."He'd think it was my escape fund so that financially I could afford to get out of the relationship if it went wrong.I know you should approach marriage as being forever and I hope ours is,but you can never be sure." Like many of her fellow secret savers,Margaret was hurt in a former relationship and has since been very guarded about her own money. Coming clean to your partner about being a secret saver may not be all that bad.Take Colleen for example,who had been saving secretly for a few years before she confessed to her partner."I decided to open a savings account and start building a nest egg of my own.I wanted to prove to myself that I could put money in the bank and leave it there for a rainy day." |
| 1. The trend to keep a secret bank account is growing because________. |
| A．"escape fund" helps one through rainy days B．days are getting harder and harder C．women are money sensitive D．financial conflicts often occur |
| 2．The underlined word "savvy" in Paragraph 1 probably means________. |
| A．suspicious B．secure C．wise D．simple |
| 3．Which inference can we make about Margaret? |
| A．She is a unique woman. B．She was once divorced. C．She is going to retire. D．She has many chi  ldren. |
| 4. The author mentions Colleen's example to show________. |
| A．any couple can avoid marriage conflicts B．privacy within marriage should be respected C．everyone can save a fortune with a happy marriage D．financial disclosure is not necessarily bad |
| 5. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?______. |
| A．Secret savers B．Love is what it's worth C．Banking honesty D．Once bitten,twice shy |