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Use Of English: Test A

What teenagers do with their money

Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey, Money and Change. The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 1317 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.

By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of £5.14. Two thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to have to do something to get it.

Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among teenagers. Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save for the future.

Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money, even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.

- A) late
- B) recent
- C) latest
- D) fresh
- A) included
- B) contained
- C) counted
- D) enclosed
- A) entire
- B) all over
- C) complete
- D) the whole
- A) reach
- B) get
- C) make
- D) arrive
- A) acceptable
- B) adequate
- C) satisfactory
- D) enough
- A) gaining
- B) heightening
- C) increasing
- D) building
- A) most
- B) maximum
- C) many
- D) majority
- A) make
- B) do
- C) have
- D) try
- A) among
- B) through
- C) between
- D) along
- A) like
- B) as
- C) for
- D) in
- A) aware
- B) knowing
- C) helpful
- D) cautious
- A) cash
- B) money
- C) change
- D) savings
- A) part
- B) place
- C) share
- D) piece
- A) reply
- B) answer
- C) respond
- D) return
- A) from
- B) as
- C) of
- D) for

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