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If your child is asking for Ugg boots or a pricey hot toy for the holidays,

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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. [br] 【C11】
选项 A、relatively
B、merely
C、frequently
D、especially
答案 D
解析 副词辨析题。上文说钱对于年轻人来说是一个抽象的概念的原因之一在于大脑的发育未成熟，这里进一步指出由于年轻人不参与理财，这种抽象性变得尤为显著。选项中只有especially“尤其，特别”填入能讲通，故为正确答案。relatively“相对地”；merely“仅仅；只是”；frequently“频繁地，经常地”。
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