Money management (管理) skill is very important for us , but many parents don’t take time to teach their children about the value of money , and unfortunately , many of those children grow up to be adults who struggles with money management skill.
What age should parents begin educating their children about money ? Financial (金融) experts agree that it’s never too early . The more children learn about money , the more they will be able to make wise financial decisions as they grow older . First , parents can begin teaching young children how to count money . It is very important for young child.
Next , you can teach the value of saving . Once they learn that saving is a good idea and that it is something they should always do , their financial future will be brighter . For example , your child wants a new bicycle . You can teach them to save part of their allowance (零用钱) for that bike , while still keeping money for ice cream, or for going to the movies with their friends. In this way they will begin to understand the value of both short-term saving and long-term saving .
It’s never too early , also , to teach your child different ways to make money . For example , they can sweep the floor, wash dishes and so on. Sit down with your children and talk with them in some ways they would like to earn money . You’ll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making.
Help your children chart their financial course in life, teach them basic money management skills, and their future will be brighter .When should parents teach their children how to master (掌握) some money management
skills ?
A.As children grow up. | B.As children are teenagers. |
C.As early as possible. | D.When they go to school. |
When children are very young , in order to educate them about money , first , parents
may start with .
A.teaching them to count money |
B.teaching them to make money |
C.teaching them to save money |
D.teaching them to go shopping with money |
Which of the following is NOT true according to theunderlined sentences ?
A.Buying a new bike needs a long –term saving. |
B.Keeping some money for ice cream shows the value of a short-term saving . |
C.Keeping some money for going to the movies with friends shows the value of long-term saving. |
D.It shows us how we should teach children the value of saving . |
The best title of the passage can be .
A.Parents and Children |
B.Children Should Learn to Save Money |
C.We Should Save Money |
D.Teaching Children About Managing Money |
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How many(多少) ID cards are there in the picture?
A.4. | B.3. | C.5. | D.6. |
Linda Brown is her ______ name.
A.first | B.full | C.family | D.last |
What’s Jim’s family name?
A.Brown. | B.Hand. | C.Smith. | D.Miller. |
What’s Mr. Hand’s first name?
A.Gina. | B.Alan. | C.Nick. | D.Jim |
Can you see a clock and glasses(眼镜) in the picture?
A.Yes. | B.No. | C.Sorry, I don’t know.(不知道) | D.Thanks. |
A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time." The student stayed at the inn because ____.
A.it was in the cool mountain village he was going to |
B.the boss of the inn was kind to him |
C.the boss could wake him up at the right time |
D.it was near the railway station |
The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.
A.the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early |
B.the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地) |
C.he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train |
D.it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station |
The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.
A.five o’clock | B.a quarter to five |
C.half past four | D.a quarter to six |
The student was disappointed because ____.
A.he had to buy an alarm-clock |
B.the boss refused to wake him up |
C.he would take another train |
D.he had to go to the village on foot |
From the story we know the ____.
A.clock would wake the student up in time |
B.student certainly missed his train the next morning |
C.alarm-clock was no use for the student |
D.student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理) |
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines(机器). Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序) with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft(微软). Bill began his company(公司) in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.Bill Gates grew up in _______.
A.Canada | B.Australia | C.America | D.Germany |
What subjects did Bill like best at school?
A.Science and math | B.Languages and art |
C.Math and languages | D.Music and P.E |
Bill’s company worked hard at _______.
A.making large machines | B.playing computer games |
C.mending old machines | D.developing software |
Bill started to play with computers ______.
A.in 1955 | B.in 1968 | C.in 1973 | D.in 1975 |
The underlined word “personal” means _______.
A.个人的 | B.公众的 | C.大型的 | D.昂贵的 |
I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas(海外的) and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house.
We’re going to New York by train, and then take a ship to Europe . When we arrive in Europe(欧洲), we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time, But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.How many people of the family will go to have a trip?
A. Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
My father will not go on the trip because ____.
A.he doesn’t like travels | B.staying at home is more interesting |
C.he is too old to travel | D.nobody wants to take him along |
We’re coming back home by_____ .
A.sea | B.plane | C.bus | D.train |
In Europe we will _____.
A.go sight-seeing at the seaside | B.to go to different countries by ship |
C.buy a lot of presents | D.go from place to place by train or by bus |
My brother and my children would like to _____.
A.do some shopping in Europe | B.study the Italian language in Italy |
C.enjoy a trip by ship | D.learn French in France |
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MENU |
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HAMBURGERS |
DRINKS |
RICE |
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Chicken |
¥5.50 |
Juice |
¥3.50 |
Fried |
¥2.00 |
Egg |
¥3.00 |
Coke |
¥2.00 |
With meat |
¥3.00 |
Fish |
¥4.00 |
Coffee |
¥2.50 |
With eggs |
¥2.50 |
Beef |
¥6.00 |
Tea |
¥1.50 |
With vegetables |
¥1.50 |
The menu is for a restaurant.
There are four kinds of hamburgers for you to choose.
You can’t get soup here.
You can’t have a beef hamburger, a cup of coke and fried rice if you have
ten yuan.