Reading Comprehension: Please judge the following statements wether it is true or false.
1. The American teenagers don't like to spend a lot of money.

2. A few parents are firm and ask their kids to get a job and pay for their own bills.

3. The best way for teenagers to learn the value of money is to earn it themselves.

Speaking Practice: Please answer the following questions.

1. Why do American teenagers want their parents to foot the bill?

2. When some parents put their foot down , what do they insist their children to do?

3. How does getting a job help kids to learn how to stand own their own feet?

Translation exercise:

記者：你還是個孩子，尚未高中畢業，為什么就決定去工作呢？

少年：我想要很多東西：音樂CD，電子游戲，手機，時尚衣服和屬于自己的車。我需要錢，因為父母拒絕支付我的賬單，以往我過生日和過圣誕節時，他們都會給我買好東西，但是我需要更多的東西。所以他們最后決定，要我自立。他們說我應該學會獨立生活，自己掙錢買想要的東西。

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