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It’s a simple calculus, kids and money: From birth until college graduation, children consume dollars like they’re chicken nugge

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问题     It’s a simple calculus, kids and money: From birth until college graduation, children consume dollars like they’re chicken nuggets.
    For those of us who aren’t independently wealthy, that puts【C1】______pressure on the family pocketbook. The financial demands of raising a child require that money you【C2】______might use to prepare for retirement, or to save for a nicer house, a sportier car or a happier vacation, must be【C3】______for Lego sets and pediatrician visits and school uniforms and Christmas toys and a college savings【C4】______and a minivan and a trip to Disneyland...
    I’m not saying this to【C5】______kids. I have two of my own, and money is nothing in【C6】______to the happiness they bring me and my wife. Yet happiness does not negate the fact【C7】______the moment a child arrives—and, actually, months before the arrival— your role as an adult changes in dramatic,【C8】______ways.
    And so does your family’s financial life.
    Not only are you now on the【C9】______for tens of thousands of dollars in costs over the next two decades, you also have a new【C10】______to teach your children about money so that they grow into adults who are at【C11】______in the financial world and who have a healthy relationship with money. You, the parent, are the first and most【C12】______link in that learning process.
    【C13】______, the aim isn’t to mold children who only care about financial riches. It’s to raise children who grow into adults【C14】______are financially aware and who are comfortable【C15】______the various aspects of money— whether spending, saving, investing or giving back.
    Maybe your child does【C16】______financial riches. Maybe not. But the true【C17】______of your success in this endeavor is that your child, as an adult, never【C18】______to understand the basics of personal finance. That will【C19】______a far greater legacy than any【C20】______you might one day leave behind.
【C5】
选项 A、neglect
B、deceive
C、discount
D、belittle
答案D
解析 动词辨析题。上文介绍说大人们把原本可以用来享受生活的钱都用在了孩子身上，语气明显含有无奈之意，本句用not saying对上文无奈的口气表示澄清，因此空格处所填入的动词应该表示贬义。所以D)belittle“贬低，轻视”符合句意。A)neglect“忽视，忽略”；B)deceive“欺骗”；C)discount“打折”。
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