Question

III. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY
Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not (62) ………… the findings of a (63) ………… survey, Money and Change. The survey (64) ………… three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from (65) ………… Britain.
By the time they (66) ………… their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of £5.14. Two thirds think they get (67) ………… money, but most expect to have to do something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (68) ………… among teenagers. Therefore, the (69) …………. of children (70) ………… an effort to save for the future.
Greater access to cash (71) ………… teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (72) ………… a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged (73) ………… attitudes to money, even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket (74) ………… they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took (75) ………… in the survey seem to (76) ………… to the situation by saving more than half (77) ………… their cash.

62.
A. counting on
B. based on
C. relying on
D. according to
63.
A. late
B. recent
C. latest
D. fresh
64.
A. included
B. contained
C. counted
D. enclosed
65.
A. entire
B. all over
C. complete
D. the whole
66.
A. reach
B. get
C. make
D. arrive
67.
A. acceptable
B. adequate
C. satisfactory
D. enough
68.
A. gaining
B. heightening
C. increasing
D. building
69.
A. most
B. maximum
C. many
D. majority
70.
A. make
B. do
C. have
D. try
71.
A. among
B. through
C. between
D. along
72.
A. like
B. as
C. for
D. in
73.
A. aware
B. knowing
C. helpful
D. cautious
74.
A. cash
B. money
C. change
D. savings
75.
A. part
B. place
C. share
D. piece
76.
A. reply
B. answer
C. respond
D. return
77.
A. from
B. as
C. of
D. for

Answer 1

62. D. according to

63. B recent

64. A. included

65. B. all over

66. A. reach

67. D. enough

68. C. increasing

69. D. majority

70. A. make

71. A. among

72. B. as

73. D. cautious

74. B. money

75. A. part

76. C. respond

77. C of

Step-by-step explanation:

This kind of activity requires different types of knowledge. It presents some expressions and phrases that are always used in a certain way, but it also presents options that must be chosen according to the context.

For example, all the answers chosen from number 62 to 69 are words commonly found in news articles about studies and surveys. On the other hand, the answer for number 70 comes from simply knowing that, with the word "effort", the verb that should be used is "make". For number 74, for example, the expression "pocket money" is equivalent to "allowance". Having that kind of knowledge will help choose the correct answer.