#RFB-11000362Reading: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreHard

Graduation Gifts

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The practice of giving graduation gifts seems to be alive and well, despite [blank] economic times. A recent study in the US has shown that while families may not have as much to spend, they are being more [blank] in the gifts they bestow. Lavish celebrations and large lump [blank] seem to have gone by the wayside in favor of smaller, more thoughtful gifts.

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The practice of giving graduation gifts seems to be alive and well, despite hard economic times. A recent study in the US has shown that while families may not have as much to spend, they are being more creative in the gifts they bestow. Lavish celebrations and large lump sums seem to have gone by the wayside in favor of smaller, more thoughtful gifts.
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