Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won’t last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids’ demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy ? and shoes. But the story is not so easy.

?? ‘Mum, I want this pair of shoes!’

‘Dear! Those are 900yuan!That is too ? ? !’

‘But all the boys in my class wear this brand!’

So the real story is :Kids? ? ? to catch up with fashion.

Chinese students ?? uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but ???? know the differences. The ‘rich ’kids wear amazing watches, ride ??? and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to ????? kids .The everyone else wants them ,too. For example, some ‘rich’ kids use pencil box that? ?? 1,000yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer(温度计)，a compass, a music box and even games in it! But think about it: Do you really need ?? ? a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ???? a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意)you。

As for these ‘rich’ kids, they are not rich at all.? ?? ? parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage now,? ?? it won’t last forever. If you want to show off ?? money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard .You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn ?? to refuse their kids’ demands. They should ?? ? their kids: As students, what is really important is not school fation but good grades.

1.A. pictures?? B.school things?? C. computer games? D.food and drinks

2.A.expensive?? B.cheap???????? C. ugly?????????? D.nice

3.A.hate?????? B.give up??????? C.want????????? D.get

4.A.put on???? B.take off??????? C.buy?????????? D.wear

5.A.kids?????? B.fathers??????? C.mothers??????? D. people

6.A.cars?????? B.bicycles?????? C.MP5s????????? D.CDs

7.A.another??? B.the others????? C.others????????? D.other

8.A.pays????? B.costs????????? C.spends????????? D.buys

9.A.so??????? B.such????????? C.as????????????? D.like

10.A.and??????? B.but???????? C.or????????? D.though

11.A.His?????? B.Her???????? C.Their?????????? D.Your

12.A.but?????? B.because????? C.if????????????? D.for

13.A.how many? B.how much? C.how long???? D.how often

14.A.how????? B.what?????? C.why???????? D.where

15.A.say?????? B.talk??????? C.says???????? D.tell

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won't last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids' demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

1. A. expensive     B. cheap            C. ugly             D. nice

2.A. hate          B. give up          C. want             D. get

3.A. put on        B. take off          C. buy              D. wear

4.A. cars          B. bicycles         C. MP3            D. CDs

5.A. another       B. the others       C. others            D. other

6. A. pays          B. costs           C. spends            D. buys

7. A. so            B. such           C. as                D. like

8.A. His           B. Her            C. Their             D. Your

9. A. how many     B. how much       C. how long          D. how often

10.A. how          B. what            C. why             D. where

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy   and shoes. But the story is not so easy.
‘Mum, I want this pair of shoes!’
‘Dear! Those are 900yuan!That is too    !’
‘But all the boys in my class wear this brand!’
So the real story is :Kids     to catch up with fashion.
Chinese students      uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but       know the differences. The ‘rich ’kids wear amazing watches, ride     and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to       kids .The everyone else wants them ,too. For example, some ‘rich’ kids use pencil box that     1,000yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer(温度计)，a compass, a music box and even games in it! But think about it: Do you really need      a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass       a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意)you。
As for these ‘rich’ kids, they are not rich at all.      parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage now,     it won’t last forever. If you want to show off    money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard .You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn      to refuse their kids’ demands. They should      their kids: As students, what is really important is not school fation but good grades.