Are we living in a material world？And are you a material girl or boy？New technology and "must-have" little things are now beginning to play an increasingly important role in social positions．
    A new term is upon us once again and with this comes the annual back-to-school shopping trip．I used to enjoy this time of year，shopping with my mother in the dying days of my summer holiday for clothes，stationery and a new bag．Anything extra such as new football boots or the latest gadget （小玩意）was something to be thankful for．
    I believe that，for at least the last twenty years，we have been living in the "gimme generation"．As children and even young adults，we often don't understand the true value of money or how hard our parents work to be able to afford to give us the things we want but don't necessarily need．We ask，and if we're young enough maybe even throw a sudden anger to get what we want．However，times are changing，the latest trends are becoming more expensive to follow，children are exchanging football boots for iPhones and electronic dictionaries for iPads．
    Recently a college freshman in Beijing was reported to have demanded a few Apple produces from her mother during her back-to-school shopping trip．The mother had just bought her daughter an iPad，but not satisfied with just this，the girl got upset and also asked for an iPhones and a MacBook，saying to a mother， "Just wait to see I get embarrassed at school if you don't buy them for me．"
    I know we've all asked our parents for things and maybe even pressured them a little，but isn't a college freshman a little old to be doing this？
    It's natural to want things we can't always afford．It's just unfortunate that we're beginning to demand these things all the time instead of saving up or if we're lucky enough，waiting for our birthday and hoping we receive them as gifts．So ask yourself，are you a member of the "gimme generation" ？

（1）Did the writer use to go shopping with his mum in his summer holiday？

Yes，he did．

Yes，he did．

（2）How do the latest trends become for people to follow？

They become more expensive．

They become more expensive．

（3）What did the college freshman ask her mum to buy during her back-to-school trip？

She asked her mother to buy a few Apple products．

She asked her mother to buy a few Apple products．

（4）What was the girl afraid of if her mother didn't buy those things for her？

She was afraid of getting embarrassed．

She was afraid of getting embarrassed．

（5）Could you guess the meaning of the "gimme generation"？

Yes，it's"give me generation"．

Yes，it's"give me generation"．

（6）Does the writer worry about the "gimme generation"？

Yes，he does．

Yes，he does．