Most children in the United States are returning to school after the summer holiday．Public education for children in the United Sates is free．But parents still have to buy things such as new clothes，bags and other supplies for their children before every new school year．
8，000 Americans took part in a study．It said that this year American parents would spend almost 15 billion dollars preparing their children for school．
The study also found that 93 percent of families with school age children plan to buy clothes，shoes and school supplies．Each family will spend almost 500 dollars on those things．This is 7 percent more than last year．Almost half of questioned parents also said they planned to spend about 100 dollars on electronics(電子產品) and computers．
Half of the parents in the study said their children would use their own money to buy some things for school．Teenaged children arc expected to spend about 85 dollars each for supplies．23 percent of parents said that even their younger children would buy some things for themselves．
To help shoppers save money，several cities let people buy some goods without paying sales tax．Washington，D．C．，is such a city．It has a ten—day sales tax holiday in August．At that time，people can buy clothing，shoes or school supplies that cost less than 100 dollars without paying sales tax．
1．How many children plan to use their own money to buy school needs?
A．Seven percent of them． B．Twenty—three percent of them．
C．Ninty—three percent of them． D．None of the above．
2．How much did each family spend last year on children’s school supplies?
A．535 dollars． B．465 dollars． C．565 dollars． D．435 dollars．
3．Shoppers can save money ．
A．in special days B．in all big cities
C．during holidays D．when the things cost $100
4．We can learn from the study that
A．8，000 parents will spend about 15 billion dollars for their children’s school life．
B．93％ of the American families have school children．
C．500 dollars on children’s clothes，shoes and school supplies is necessary for a family．
D．7％ of the families want to spend 100 dollars on computers and electronics．
5．The best title of the text would be“ ”
A．Children’s Costs in the United States．
B．Children’s Study Plants for the New Year．
C．Public Education in the United States．
D．New School Year，New Supplies and Costs
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Most children in the United States are returning to school after the summer holiday．Public education for children in the United Sates is free．But parents still have to buy things such as new clothes，bags and other supplies for their children before every new school year．
8，000 Americans took part in a study．It said that this year American parents would spend almost 15 billion dollars preparing their children for school．
The study also found that 93 percent of families with school age children plan to buy clothes，shoes and school supplies．Each family will spend almost 500 dollars on those things．This is 7 percent more than last year．Almost half of questioned parents also said they planned to spend about 100 dollars on electronics(電子產品) and computers．
Half of the parents in the study said their children would use their own money to buy some things for school．Teenaged children arc expected to spend about 85 dollars each for supplies．23 percent of parents said that even their younger children would buy some things for themselves．
To help shoppers save money，several cities let people buy some goods without paying sales tax．Washington，D．C．，is such a city．It has a ten—day sales tax holiday in August．At that time，people can buy clothing，shoes or school supplies that cost less than 100 dollars without paying sales tax．
1．How many children plan to use their own money to buy school needs?
A．Seven percent of them． B．Twenty—three percent of them．
C．Ninty—three percent of them． D．None of the above．
2．How much did each family spend last year on children’s school supplies?
A．535 dollars． B．465 dollars． C．565 dollars． D．435 dollars．
3．Shoppers can save money ．
A．in special days B．in all big cities
C．during holidays D．when the things cost $100
4．We can learn from the study that
A．8，000 parents will spend about 15 billion dollars for their children’s school life．
B．93％ of the American families have school children．
C．500 dollars on children’s clothes，shoes and school supplies is necessary for a family．
D．7％ of the families want to spend 100 dollars on computers and electronics．
5．The best title of the text would be“ ”
A．Children’s Costs in the United States．
B．Children’s Study Plants for the New Year．
C．Public Education in the United States．
D．New School Year，New Supplies and Costs
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