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  3. If your child is asking for Ugg boots or a pricey hot toy for the holidays, it’s time for a teachable moment. Even if your kid h

If your child is asking for Ugg boots or a pricey hot toy for the holidays, it’s time for a teachable moment. Even if your kid h

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问题     If your child is asking for Ugg boots or a pricey hot toy for the holidays, it’s time for a teachable moment. Even if your kid has less lofty【C1】______, the holidays are still a great time to give him some important【C2】______lessons.
    "Parents want kids to have【C3】______they want, but if they’re not teaching limit-setting, it’s doing them a【C4】______disservice," says money coach Olivia Mellan. Financial literacy expert Susan Beacham says parents have to lead by【C5】______If they buy gifts for their kids that【C6】______their own budgets, they’re only hurting their families when the bills【C7】______financial hardship and stress in January.
    Money is a ( n)【C8】______concept for young people. Studies have shown their brains don’t develop enough to deal with such concepts【C9】______they’re in their early 20s, says Beacham, who【C10】______financial education company Money Savvy Generation. That’s【C11】______true when young people don’t pay their own【C12】______or make spending decisions.
    Mellan recommends giving children allowances "as【C13】______as they are old enough to make change." That money should be【C14】______into " spending, saving, investing and charitable giving," she says. Beacham sells a piggy bank with sections【C15】______each. It may not look good Christmas presents,【C16】______Mellan and Beacham say cash is a great gift.【C17】______with that allowance money, your kids could get the gifts of their【C18】______—or might reconsider. Say your children are【C19】______for $ 160 Ugg boots. Try giving them the money and let them see how【C20】______it could go at the mall if they chose less expensive footwear.
【C18】
选项 A、visions
B、illusions
C、horizons
D、dreams
答案D
解析 名词辨析题。结合上一题，既然孩子们能够用家长给的现金礼物和零用钱给自己买礼物，那么可以推断这些礼物一定是孩子们梦想得到的礼物。四个选项中只有dreams“梦想”符合句意，thegifts of their dreams意思是“他们梦寐以求的礼物”。visions“构想；视野”；illusions“错觉；幻觉”；horizons“眼界，范围”。
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