Kids watch their parents 22 things at stores, write checks, use credit cards or even make donations.
答案：(C) pay for
【句型】pay for 字詞搭配「付錢購買」，表示孩子看著父母在商店「付錢買」東西；figure out（想通）、catch up with（趕上）、get rid of（擺脫）都不合。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項都是片語動詞，中文差很遠，照理不難分；但這一格其實有三層線索同時指向答案，只要抓住任何一層就能定案。
第一層看句型：Kids watch their parents ___ things at stores。watch 是感官動詞，走的是 watch ＋ 受詞 ＋ 原形動詞（或 V-ing）這個句型，所以空格要填原形——四個選項都是原形，這一層刷不掉，但確認了結構。（同型見 83 年第 15 題的 see ＋ 受詞 ＋ V-ing。）第二層看並列：空格後面接的是 write checks, use credit cards or even make donations（開支票、刷卡，甚至捐款）——全部是父母在花錢時做的動作，空格也該是同一類。第三層看語意：at stores（在商店裡）做的、與金錢有關的動作，最基本的就是「付錢買東西」，填 pay for。
figure out（想通、弄懂）：孩子看的是父母的動作，不是父母在思考。catch up with（趕上）、get rid of（擺脫）：兩個都與在商店裡花錢無關。
pay for sth（付錢買某物）、pay sb for sth（為某物付錢給某人）、watch sb V（看著某人做某事）、write a check（開支票）、use a credit card（刷卡）、at a store（在商店裡）。
During a money management class, a mother shared her young child's idea about money. Her son believed that when she ran out of money all she had to do was go to a bank machine, put in her ATM card and money would come out. 21 the child didn't quite understand was that his mother had to have money in the bank in the first place to get money out of the machine later.
It may surprise us how much our children already know about money. They learn by watching what their parents do with money. This starts at a very young age. Kids watch their parents 22 things at stores, write checks, use credit cards or even make donations. Children also learn that there are often strong 23 connected with money. They learn how their parents feel about money by the tone of voice they use and the look on their faces.
24 , parents should ask themselves if they want their children to handle money the same way they do. The long-term 25 of teaching children good money habits is well worth the effort. Those who learn good money management skills are more likely to become adults who make sound financial decisions, avoid excessive debt, and reach their financial goals.