1 . Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.     1    . So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

● The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).    2    . When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

● Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.     3    . If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

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Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a kind of name-brand butter and a generic (无商标消费品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.     5    . If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A．Wise decisions

B．The value of money

C．Permit the child to choose between them

D．Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things

E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store

G．The best time to teach a child something about money is when he shows an interest

2 . Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person     1    hasn’t experienced online shopping? Definitely not.
Online shopping     2    (welcome) by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumers, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get     3    they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have enough circulating funds.     4    (compare) with the traditional trade mode, they don’t have to spend money in renting a house.     5    , there are still some disadvantages in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less reliable and trustworthy. Second, people will lose     6    fun of bargain.
    7    is undeniable that shopping on the internet has become an irresistible trend in modern society. It’s     8    great urgency that we need to make the relative laws     9    the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and     10    (convenient) of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.

3 . Chinese consumers' crazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable,with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world's luxury items.

As China's economic miracle develops,the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury goods and services are increasing.Luxury consumption in China now extends ways beyond well-known car,clothing and jewelry brands.For example,the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world,even outstripping that of the United States, with a market share of 25 percent.This trend appears to continue,with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China, compared with only 2 to3 percent in the US.But more importantly,China's luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items.

China's high-quality red wine market also provides evidence of the growth in private consumption of luxury goods.In 2013,China became the largest market for red wine in the world,even overtaking France,with l.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year.Over the past five years,China's red wine consumption has grown 136 percent.

According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing,public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to "gain face" and publicly display social climbing through material possessions.On the other hand,it is "self-reward" that lies behind consumer motivation in this area.Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success.But this has little to do with "gaining face" and impressing others and much more to do with the need for personal contentment.

Finally,the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally.

1. What do you think the author would most probably be?

A．A news reporter.	B．An accountant.
C．A professor.	D．A conductor.

2. The underlined word "outstripping" in Paragraph 2 probably means"      ".

A．falling far behind of	B．going out of
C．going far ahead of	D．keeping pace with

3. What can we learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A．China's luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%.

B．France was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013.

C．The luxury jet market in the US shares 25%of the jet consumption in the world.

D．China's red wine consumption has increased to 1.86 billion bottles since 2013.

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Future Private Luxury Consumption in China

B．Chinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and Services

C．The Potential Luxury Jet Market in China

D．The Maturity of the Chinese Consumers