7、Generally，grandparents’ love for their grandkids is much more in a way than the love for their own children when they were young．They even wouldn’t like to say any serious words to their grandkids．That’s perhaps because they are becoming old and value life much more．But a new survey shows that they spend totally as much as 7 billion pounds at Christmas on presents and entertaining．

The average grandparent spends nearly 600 pounds during the festive season，with 6．5 million grandparents also hosting Christmas dinner，according to insurer Norwich Union．

Unsurprisingly，grandchildren are the main beneficiaries（受益者）of this spending at Christmas．Grandparents spend an average of 58 pounds on presents for each grandchild．Four out of ten grandparents say they treat their lucky grandkids all year round，spending an average of 200 pounds per grandchild during the year，while 41% admit they spend more on their grandchildren than they do on their children．

Daren Carter from Norwich Union Personal Finance，said，"They say that Christmas is a time for giving and our grandparents seem to have enjoyed it．However，all this generosity does come at a cost．A third of grandparents admit that they would buy things for their grandchildren even when they can’t afford to do so．Considering that the average weekly income of almost a third of grandparents is less than 300 pounds per household，it may be that this kindness isn’t acceptable．"

1．This passage may be taken from_______

A．a complaining letter                            B．a research report

C．the introduction to Christmas                          D．a magazine

2．How much do grandparents spend for each grandkid at Christmas every year?

A．7 billion pounds     B．600 pounds       C．200 pounds        D．58 pounds

3．From this passage，we can know that_______

A．grandparents have been complaining about the cost of presents

B．grandparents have been used to giving presents on festivals

C．the majority of grandparents admit not affording much money on presents．

D．the majority of grandparents are generous for some purposes