听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。
16. How old was the speaker when he started saving money?
A. 10 years old.
B. 11 years old.
C. 12 years old.
17. What did the speaker want to buy?
A. A computer.
B. A bike.
C. A phone.
18. How did the speaker save money?
A. By asking parents for more money.
B. By saving weekly pocket money.
C. By working part-time.
19. How long did it take the speaker to save enough money?
A. Three months.
B. Four months.
C. Six months.
20. What lesson did the speaker learn?
A. Saving money is easy.
B. Be patient and work hard.
C. Always ask for help.

16.C 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.B

写作专训
写作概述
本单元的话题是“明智理财”，属于新课标“人与自我”主题范畴中的“做人与做事”这一主题群，涉及的子主题有“货币常识，理财意识，理性消费”。常见写作任务是描述个人消费与理财习惯，反思消费行为，提出合理建议，并树立正确的金钱观与消费观。
佳作赏析＞＞
在春节，许多孩子都能收到来自长辈的压岁钱。我们该如何管理这些钱，把压岁钱用得更有意义呢？请结合要点提示写一篇英语短文，语句连贯，词数80左右。
内容包括:1. 你的压岁钱的来源和用途。2. 对合理使用压岁钱的建议(至少三点)。3. 呼吁大家管理好压岁钱。

[名师点评]
本文先介绍了压岁钱的来源和用途，接着对合理使用压岁钱提出了自己的建议，最后呼吁大家管理好自己的压岁钱。
① 开门见山介绍了压岁钱的来源。
② 熟练运用 spend some money on、buy some presents for 这两个短语，介绍了作者是如何使用压岁钱的。

参考范文：
I get some lucky money from my parents and other relatives at the Spring Festival every year. I usually spend some money on books and school things, and sometimes I also buy small presents for my grandparents.
To use lucky money well, I have three suggestions. First, we can save most of it. Second, we can buy something helpful for our study. Third, we can give a little money to the children in need.
Let's learn to manage our lucky money and use it in meaningful ways!

这是一篇围绕“明智理财”主题的七年级英语写作题，写作可按三步完成：1. 开篇直接点明自己压岁钱的来源，再清晰介绍日常使用压岁钱的场景；2. 使用First、Second、Third这类逻辑连接词，给出至少3条贴合生活的合理使用建议，表述条理清晰；3. 最后发出呼吁，点明合理管理压岁钱的意义，全文控制词数在80左右，多用七年级已学的`spend...on`、`buy sth for sb`等基础短语，保证语句通顺、无语法错误。