Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won’t last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids’ demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

A．expensive B．cheap C．ugly D．nice

A．hate B．give up C．want D．get

A．put on B．take off C．buy D．wear

A．cars B．bicycles C．MP3 D．CDs

A．another B．the others C．others D．other

A．pays B．costs C．spends D．buys

A．so B．such C．as D．like

A．His B．Her C．Their D．Your

A．how many B．how much C．how long D．how often

A．how B．what C．why D．where