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江西省宜春市2020届高三英语5月模拟考试卷
Nowadays, money has become intangible (不易度量的). Household shopping is done online; pocket money is stored in an electronic wallet rather than a piggy bank. Children rarely sec their parents handling cash and they are spending online, too.
The answer is GoHenry, an app with separate versions for parents and children, now available both in America and Britain.To use the app, parents need to sign up with their own bank accounts and pay a monthly fee for their kids. They can see what the child has bought and choose where the card can be used: in shops, online or at ATMs. They can also schedule pocket money and set tasks.
Children get debit cards (借记卡) carved with their name.For example, they can decide to save ten dollars for a friend's birthday in four weeks' time. The app tells them how much to save each week to meet the goal.
Similar to a fitness app, GoHenry gives children feedback on their financial management and motivates them to spend better and save. A big benefit of such an app is that it inspires family conversations about money.
GoHenry has gained popularity since it entered the market. Parents sign up for different purposes. Some regard the subscription as an investment in their children's future.Others uses it as a way for their children to learn to budget.
A. Some say they've been in debt and want their children to avoid that mistake when they grow up.
B. They can seta goal at the age of 12 to have $ 2,000 to buy a carat 18.
C. They can put money in saving pots, view their spending and balances, and set saving targets.
D. How, then, can children learn money's value and gain money-management skills?
E. When those arc marked as done, the child is paid the agreed amount.
F. The app helps children form good financial habits through real-world money management.
G. Though they no longer touch or hold money, they can still be taught to handle it well.
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