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| In the United States, there are growing calls to do more to help young people learn skills in financial education. Some efforts begin in high school. But more and more information is available on the Internet, not only for young people but also for adults. The goal is to teach about saving, investing (投资) and using money. The United States Financial Literacy and Education Commission was established in 2003. This government group takes charge of financial education efforts through nineteen federal agencies. Information on financial education can be found at its Web site. The address is MyMoney.gov. It includes links to agencies that deal with banking, buying a home, investing and other areas. The National Council on Economic Education has found that seventeen states now require high school students to take a class in economics. This number has grown from thirteen in 1998. As of three years ago, half of all states required students to take a class in personal finance. Yet that number has fallen, from twenty-five to twenty-two. The National Council on Economic Education sells textbooks for grades four through twelve. It also offers free materials for teachers. The information is available at ncee.net. Teachers say parents also need to play a larger part in educating their children about money. A recent study found that seventy percent of college students said they received financial advice mainly from their parents. Investment companies also offer information. Charles Schwab, for example, has a Web site to help parents teach their kids about money and investing. The address is SchwabMoneyWise.com. One of the first tastes of financial independence that many young people get is through summer jobs. Junior Achievement is an organization that teaches young people about finance and business. It says almost three-fourths of young people questioned said they planned to have a summer job. |
| 1. If you want to get some financial information you can visit ______. |
| A. SchwabMoneWise.com B. ncee.net C. The National Council D. MyMoney.gov |
| 2. The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that ______. |
| A. all states asked students to learn economics B. the number of the states has greatly reduced C. students are required to take financial lessons D. textbooks on economics sell well in America |
| 3. Who is most likely to teach children about money? |
| A. The school teachers. B. The parents. C. The government. D. The companies. |
| 4. The children would like to have a summer job in order to ______. |
| A. join in Junior Achievement B. receive more social experience C. take part in more activities D. learn more financial knowledge |