【MostchildrenintheUnitedStatesarereturningtoschoolafterthesummerholiday.PubliceducationforchildrenintheUnitedSatesisfree.Butparentsstillhavetobuythingssuchasnewclothes,bagsandothersuppliesfortheirchi】
MostchildrenintheUnitedStatesarereturningtoschoolafterthesummerholiday.PubliceducationforchildrenintheUnitedSatesisfree.Butparentsstillhavetobuythingssuchasnewclothes,bagsandothersuppliesfortheirchildrenbeforeeverynewschoolyear.
8,000Americanstookpartinastudy.ItsaidthatthisyearAmericanparentswouldspendalmost15billiondollarspreparingtheirchildrenforschool.
Thestudyalsofoundthat93percentoffamilieswithschoolagechildrenplantobuyclothes,shoesandschoolsupplies.Eachfamilywillspendalmost500dollarsonthosethings.Thisis7percentmorethanlastyear.Almosthalfofquestionedparentsalsosaidtheyplannedtospendabout100dollarsonelectronics(电子产品)andcomputers.
Halfoftheparentsinthestudysaidtheirchildrenwouldusetheirownmoneytobuysomethingsforschool.Teenagedchildrenarcexpectedtospendabout85dollarseachforsupplies.23percentofparentssaidthateventheiryoungerchildrenwouldbuysomethingsforthemselves.
Tohelpshopperssavemoney,severalcitiesletpeoplebuysomegoodswithoutpayingsalestax.Washington,D.C.,issuchacity.Ithasaten—daysalestaxholidayinAugust.Atthattime,peoplecanbuyclothing,shoesorschoolsuppliesthatcostlessthan100dollarswithoutpayingsalestax.
1.Howmanychildrenplantousetheirownmoneytobuyschoolneeds?
A.Sevenpercentofthem. B.Twenty—threepercentofthem.
C.Ninty—threepercentofthem.D.Noneoftheabove.
2.Howmuchdideachfamilyspendlastyearonchildren’sschoolsupplies?
A.535dollars. B.465dollars. C.565dollars. D.435dollars.
3.Shopperscansavemoney .
A.inspecialdays B.inallbigcities
C.duringholidays D.whenthethingscost$100
4.Wecanlearnfromthestudythat
A.8,000parentswillspendabout15billiondollarsfortheirchildren’sschoollife.
B.93%oftheAmericanfamilieshaveschoolchildren.
C.500dollarsonchildren’sclothes,shoesandschoolsuppliesisnecessaryforafamily.
D.7%ofthefamilieswanttospend100dollarsoncomputersandelectronics.
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