( ) The Children Restaurant was managed by . A. the government of Amsterdam B. a woman cook C. the children themselves D. one of the children’s parents Key: BCADC (8) Mark Twain’s First Money Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it . School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school. “One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating. “But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars. So that’s what I did. That was the first money I ever earned. 查看更多

 

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A Children Restaurant                                          
     In Amsterdam, the capital of Holland, there is a unique Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the
children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members are
all children form 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and
cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for
four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work.
     This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to
learn to be useful to the society. And now she is the only adult there, but her job is just to take care of
the children.
     The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is
always very crowded.
     So you should make a reservation months in advance. The cost of a meal differs according to the
customers. Usually US $ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are
only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
1. The children in this restaurant __________.
A. can earn only four dollars a day      
B. are fond of working there
C. will have to work there for over a month
D. do all the work except cooking
2. The word "cashier" in the first passage perhaps means __________.
A. a person who cooks food    
B. a person who does cleaning
C. a person who receives and pays out money in a restaurant etc.
D. a person who serves food to customers
3. Which can be TRUE according to this passage ?
A. All the children in the restaurant form Amsterdam      
B. If you don't order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city.
C. Everybody likes the Restaurant , so it is often filled with customers.
D. In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes
4. Which is NOT true according to the writer?
A. This Restaurant has a history of about 20 years.     
B. For the same meal a child will pay less while an adults pay more.
C. The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.
D. There are more than a score of seats.
5. The Children Restaurant was managed by __________.
A. the government of Amsterdam
B. a woman cook     
C. the children themselves
D. one of the children's parents

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A Children Restaurant

  In Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹), the capital (首都) of Holland ( 荷兰), there is a unique (独特的) Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members (职员) are all children from 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work .

  This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society (社会) . And now she is the only adult (成年人) there, but her job is just to take care of the children.

  The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.

  So you should make a reservation (预定座位) months in advance (事先) . The cost of a meal differs (不同) according to the customers (顾客) . Usually US $ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

1.The children in this Restaurant ________.

[  ]

A.can earn only four dollars a day

B.are fond of working there

C.will have to work there for over a month

D.do all the work except cooking

2.The word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means

________.

[  ]

A.a person who cooks food

B.a person who does cleaning

C.a person who receives and pays out money in a hotel or restaurant etc.

D.a person who serves food to customers

3.Which can be TRUE according to this passage?

[  ]

A.All the children in the Restaurant come from Amsterdam.

B.If you don' t order a meal a month ahead of time, you'll get no food in the city.

C.Everybody likes the Restaurant, so it is often filled with customers .

D.In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes.

4.Which is NOT true according to the writer?

[  ]

A.This Restaurant has a history of more than 10 years.

B.For the same meal a child will pay less while an adult will pay more.

C.The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.

D.There are more than a score of seats.

5.The Children Restaurant was managed by ________.

[  ]

A.the government of Amsterdam
B.a woman cook
C.the children themselves
D.one of the children's parents

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