As a parent you have the responsibility to help your children understand money. But first you will need to understand your own attitude towards money, and make sure to practise what you teach.
Ask yourself what things that cost money are the most important to you. Also ask yourself what financial goals do you have for yourself and your family this year, in five years, and so on?
Take a minute to write down a list. Below are some ideas to get you started. There’s no right or wrong here. This exercise is just to help you grasp what money means to you so that you can help your children understand your values.
◆ Home
◆ Household expenses
◆ Education
◆ Recreation, entertainment
◆ Savings
◆ Charitable contributions
You can start discussing money when your children are as young as three years old. The best time to teach a child anything is when he or she shows an interest. So he prepared to start talking about money when your child starts asking you to buy candy or toys.
Begin by showing how money is exchanged for items or services. Show your children how money works by allowing them to buy something, such as a toy or a book.
Be open and honest, and explain to your children why they can or cannot have certain items. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, you might say, “You have enough toy trucks now.” Or, if the request is for multiple items, “You have a choice to make, between this toy and that one.”
You can start explaining the bigger picture once your children understand the basic function of money. Show an older child how money is used to provide for the whole family.
45. Why should parents understand their own money attitudes first?
A. To help their children earn money.      B. To set an exampel to their children.
C. To help them set financial goals.       D. To help them tell right from wrong.
46. Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of things that cost money listed in the article?
A. Travel and investments.               B. Household expenses.
C. Education and entertainment.         D. Savings and charitable contributions.
47. Which of the following is NOT a way to teach the children about money?
A. Showing how money is exchanged.
B. Allowing children to buy whatever they like.
C. Explaining the limits involved in using money.
D. Having an open discussion about money.
48. According to the passage, when should parents start teaching a child about money?
A. When the child can understand its basic function.
B. When the child can understand how money is used to provide for the whole family.
C. When the child knows how to support a family.
D. As young as three, or when they start showing an interest.

As a parent you have the responsibility to help your children understand money. But first you will need to understand your own attitude towards money, and make sure to practise what you teach.

Ask yourself what things that cost money are the most important to you. Also ask yourself what financial goals do you have for yourself and your family this year, in five years, and so on?

Take a minute to write down a list. Below are some ideas to get you started. There’s no right or wrong here. This exercise is just to help you grasp what money means to you so that you can help your children understand your values.

◆ Home

◆ Household expenses

◆ Education

◆ Recreation, entertainment

◆ Savings

◆ Charitable contributions

You can start discussing money when your children are as young as three years old. The best time to teach a child anything is when he or she shows an interest. So he prepared to start talking about money when your child starts asking you to buy candy or toys.

Begin by showing how money is exchanged for items or services. Show your children how money works by allowing them to buy something, such as a toy or a book.

Be open and honest, and explain to your children why they can or cannot have certain items. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, you might say, “You have enough toy trucks now.” Or, if the request is for multiple items, “You have a choice to make, between this toy and that one.”

You can start explaining the bigger picture once your children understand the basic function of money. Show an older child how money is used to provide for the whole family.

45. Why should parents understand their own money attitudes first?

A. To help their children earn money.      B. To set an exampel to their children.

C. To help them set financial goals.       D. To help them tell right from wrong.

46. Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of things that cost money listed in the article?

A. Travel and investments.               B. Household expenses.

C. Education and entertainment.         D. Savings and charitable contributions.

47. Which of the following is NOT a way to teach the children about money?

A. Showing how money is exchanged.

B. Allowing children to buy whatever they like.

C. Explaining the limits involved in using money.

D. Having an open discussion about money.

48. According to the passage, when should parents start teaching a child about money?

A. When the child can understand its basic function.

B. When the child can understand how money is used to provide for the whole family.

C. When the child knows how to support a family.

D. As young as three, or when they start showing an interest.

As a parent you have the responsibility to help your children understand money. But first you will need to understand your own attitude towards money, and make sure to practise what you teach.

Ask yourself what things that cost money are the most important to you. Also ask yourself what financial goals do you have for yourself and your family this year, in five years, and so on?

Take a minute to write down a list. Below are some ideas to get you started. There’s no right or wrong here. This exercise is just to help you grasp what money means to you so that you can help your children understand your values.

◆ Home

◆ Household expenses

◆ Education

◆ Recreation, entertainment

◆ Savings

◆ Charitable contributions

You can start discussing money when your children are as young as three years old. The best time to teach a child anything is when he or she shows an interest. So he prepared to start talking about money when your child starts asking you to buy candy or toys.

Begin by showing how money is exchanged for items or services. Show your children how money works by allowing them to buy something, such as a toy or a book.

Be open and honest, and explain to your children why they can or cannot have certain items. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, you might say, “You have enough toy trucks now.” Or, if the request is for multiple items, “You have a choice to make, between this toy and that one.”

You can start explaining the bigger picture once your children understand the basic function of money. Show an older child how money is used to provide for the whole family.

45. Why should parents understand their own money attitudes first?

  A. To help their children earn money.      B. To set an exampel to their children.

  C. To help them set financial goals.       D. To help them tell right from wrong.

46. Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of things that cost money listed in the article?

  A. Travel and investments.               B. Household expenses.

  C. Education and entertainment.         D. Savings and charitable contributions.

47. Which of the following is NOT a way to teach the children about money?

  A. Showing how money is exchanged.

  B. Allowing children to buy whatever they like.

  C. Explaining the limits involved in using money.

  D. Having an open discussion about money.

48. According to the passage, when should parents start teaching a child about money?

  A. When the child can understand its basic function.

  B. When the child can understand how money is used to provide for the whole family.

  C. When the child knows how to support a family.

  D. As young as three, or when they start showing an interest.

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As a parent you have the responsibility to help your children understand money. But first you will need to understand your own attitude towards money, and make sure to practise what you teach.

Ask yourself what things that cost money are the most important to you. Also ask yourself what financial goals do you have for yourself and your family this year, in five years, and so on?

Take a minute to write down a list. Below are some ideas to get you started. There’s no right or wrong here. This exercise is just to help you grasp what money means to you so that you can help your children understand your values.

◆ Home

◆ Household expenses

◆ Education

◆ Recreation, entertainment

◆ Savings

◆ Charitable contributions

You can start discussing money when your children are as young as three years old. The best time to teach a child anything is when he or she shows an interest. So he prepared to start talking about money when your child starts asking you to buy candy or toys.

Begin by showing how money is exchanged for items or services. Show your children how money works by allowing them to buy something, such as a toy or a book.

Be open and honest, and explain to your children why they can or cannot have certain items. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, you might say, “You have enough toy trucks now.” Or, if the request is for multiple items, “You have a choice to make, between this toy and that one.”

You can start explaining the bigger picture once your children understand the basic function of money. Show an older child how money is used to provide for the whole family.

45. Why should parents understand their own money attitudes first?

  A. To help their children earn money.      B. To set an exampel to their children.

  C. To help them set financial goals.       D. To help them tell right from wrong.

46. Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of things that cost money listed in the article?

  A. Travel and investments.               B. Household expenses.

  C. Education and entertainment.         D. Savings and charitable contributions.

47. Which of the following is NOT a way to teach the children about money?

  A. Showing how money is exchanged.

  B. Allowing children to buy whatever they like.

  C. Explaining the limits involved in using money.

  D. Having an open discussion about money.

48. According to the passage, when should parents start teaching a child about money?

  A. When the child can understand its basic function.

  B. When the child can understand how money is used to provide for the whole family.

  C. When the child knows how to support a family.

  D. As young as three, or when they start showing an interest.

     I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.
    Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
     Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood for an “all-day food feast”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place. 
     By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day. What a delightful gift!
    Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company(陪伴). All this would not have happened if there had not been Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
68. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.
  A. don’t like spending time with others         B. sometimes quarrel with each other
  C. live on the food they grow in their garden    D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple
69. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.
  A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
  B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
  C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
  D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it
70. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
  A. To ask them to attend a birthday party
  B. To help them get to know each other.
  C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
  D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.