WalkthroughamallonaweekendandyougettheimpressionteenagerssavemoneytobuyclothesiPodsorvideogamesystemsbutanewsurveyshowstheirpriority（优先考虑）isquitedifferent–savingforcollege．Thesurvey

　　WalkthroughamallonaweekendandyougettheimpressionteenagerssavemoneytobuyclothesiPodsorvideogamesystemsbutanewsurveyshowstheirpriority（优先考虑）isquitedifferent–savingforcollege．

　　Thesurveybyonlinebrokerage（经纪公司）TDAmeritradeHoldingCorp．suggestsputtingmoneyawayforhighereducationisthetopsavingsgoalfortoday’steens．Theresultsshowed62percentofteensaged14through19savetheirmoneyforcollegeamuchhigherratethanthe40percentofadultswhosaidtheysavedwhentheywereteens．

　　Educatorsdidn’texpecttheresults．Theyarepushingforfinancial（理财的）literacy（素养）educationinschools．

　　“It’sapleasantsurprisethatwe’reseeingyoungpeoplepayingthatmuchattentiontotheimportanceofthisissue”saidJosephPeriCEOofthenonprofitCouncilforEconomicEducation．“Partofteachingtheimportanceofinvestingisshowingthatthebestinvestmentayoungpersoncanmakeisaninvestmentinthemselves．”

　　Thesurveysuggeststeenssavemoreoftheirmoneythantheireldersdidwhentheywereyoung．About87percentofteenssaytheysave．

　　Theresultsalsosuggest78percentofteenssaidtheywantaplanthatinvolvessplittingthecostofeducationwiththeirparents．

　　ThewillingnessofteenstosharethepriceoftheireducationsuggeststhattheyareawareofrisingcollegecostsYoungsaid．

　　Morethan80percentofteensreportedthattheyconsidereducationtobeimportanttofuturesuccesscomparedwith56percentofadultssurveyedwhosaytheyfeltthatwayasteens．

　　“We’vebecomemoreconscious（知晓的）oftheopportunitiesthatareoutthereforusandthecompetitionthat’soutthere”saidMeganPartridge17astudentatVoorheesHighSchoolinGlenGardnerNewJersey．

　　1．AccordingtothenewsurveyAmericanteensaresavingmoneyprimarilyfor_____．

　　A．clothes B．iPods

　　C．videogamesystems D．highereducation

　　2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

　　A．Unhappywiththeresultseducatorsarepushingforfinancialliteracyeducationinschools．

　　B．Americanteensinvestmoremoneyintheircareersthaninotherthings．

　　C．TheAmericanadultssurveyeddon’tseemtoca