Directions: Please select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. The way to help children become (1) consumers is to give them more control, not (2). Before we go on (3) , I’ll usually give my kids an extra twenty (4) or so, which I deposit in their accounts. I tell them that they can spend the extra money on a T-shirt , save it, spend it before we leave, or do anything else they want with it — but that while we are on vacation, they won’t receive any (5) pocket money from me. Because any money they spend starts before (6) it away. In a souvenir store on Martha’s Vineyard a couple of summers ago my son (7) studied the unpromising merchandise while a friend of his (8) cajoled his parents into paying five dollars for a toy gun, which fell (9) almost before we got back to the car. My son ended up spending thirty-three cents for an unopened geode, which he later cracked open by hitting it with a hammer — a good value, it seemed to me. If he had been spending my money instead of his, he (10) would have wanted a toy gun instead. A. undoubtedly B. additional C. bucks D. rational E. quietly F. apart G. vacation H. save I. spend J. loudly K. interest L. deposit M. less N. attractive O. throwing