WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY Thirteen-year olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect at least not according to the findings of a (1) ………survey, Money and Change. The survey (2) …three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from (3) …Britain. By the time they (4) …their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of $ 5.14. Two thirds think they get (5) … money but most expect to have to do something to get it. Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (6) …among teenagers. Therefore, the (7) …of children (8) …an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash (9) …teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (10) …a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged (11) …attitudes to money, even in the case of children at the ages. Instead of wasting what pocket (12) …they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took (13) …in the survey seem to (14) …to the situation by saving more than half (15) …their cash. 1. a. late b. recent c. latest d. fresh 2. a. included b. contained c. counted d. enclosed 3. a. entire b. all over c. complete d. the whole 4. a. reach b. get c. make d. arrive 5. a. acceptable b. adequate c. satisfactory d. enough 6. a. gaining b. heightening c. increasing d. building 7. a. most b. maximum c. many d. majority 8. a. make b. do c. have d. try 9. a. among b. through c. between d. along 10. a. like b. as c. for d. in 11. a. aware b. knowing c. helpful d. cautious 12. a. cash b. money c. change d. savings 13. a. part b. place c. share d. piece 14. a. reply b. answer c. respond d. return 15. a. from b. as c. of d. for