Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future. The promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice One—You can live with your parents and do nothing. Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related (有关的).
OK, so Choice Two is obviously going to be more effective. You will finally enter the real world. Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an expert working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to get some valued things before working. Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce (劳动力) is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may advise that you should go back to a university and get a certificate.
Two different

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. She can't find the museum, what should she______. (do)?

2. I' m sorry I didn't finish ______ (write) my composition.

3. I need some money ______ (buy) gifts for my family.

4. Children need ______ (organize) activities, but they also need time to play.

5. Would you like ______ (open) the door for me?

6. We thought about ______ (go) to London or New York.

7. Someone ______ (shout) at the poor old man at eight yesterday evening.

8. I ______ (graduate) from Peking University three years ago, and now I am an engineer.

9. Caring for wild animals in danger ______ (be) important.

10. They made a ______ (decide) that they would finish the work in a week.

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad（广告）in a newspaper, “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh（新鲜的）air, horse riding , walking, fishing. Good prices.”

“This sounds like a good idea,” he thought , “I’ll spend a month at Willow Farm. I’ll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside.”

Four days later he came back home.

“What’s matter with Willow Farm?” his friend Jack asked him, Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was fine,” Alan said , “but there was another problem.”

“Oh, what?”

“Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast lamp（烤羊肉）for dinner.”

“Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know , but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“That’s good.”

“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“ A different roast every day,” Jack said.

“Let me finish,” Alan said, “on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn’t dare（敢）to stay for dinner!”

(   )6. Where did Alan work? He worked _____

A. on a farm   B. at a school   C. in a restaurant   D. in an office in the city

(   )7. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday ? He usually spent his holiday ____.

A. by the seaside   B. in the country   C. in the mountains  D. on an island.

(   )8. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because___

A . he lived near there    

B. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside .

C. he had a good friend there  

D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country.

(   )9. How many days later did he come back?

A. a few days later  B. Four days later  C. Three days later  D. a week later

(   )10. What made Alan come back so soon?

A. He felt ill.        B. The air there was not fresh    

C. The prices were too fresh

D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad（广告）in a newspaper, “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh（新鲜的）air, horse riding , walking, fishing. Good prices.”

“This sounds like a good idea,” he thought , “I’ll spend a month at Willow Farm. I’ll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside.”

Four days later he came back home.

“What’s matter with Willow Farm?” his friend Jack asked him, Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was fine,” Alan said , “but there was another problem.”

“Oh, what?”

“Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast lamp（烤羊肉）for dinner.”

“Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know , but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“That’s good.”

“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“ A different roast every day,” Jack said.

“Let me finish,” Alan said, “on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn’t dare（敢）to stay for dinner!”

(   )6. Where did Alan work? He worked _____

A. on a farm   B. at a school   C. in a restaurant   D. in an office in the city

(   )7. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday ? He usually spent his holiday ____.

A. by the seaside   B. in the country   C. in the mountains  D. on an island.

(   )8. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because___

A . he lived near there    

B. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside .

C. he had a good friend there  

D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country.

(   )9. How many days later did he come back?

A. a few days later  B. Four days later  C. Three days later  D. a week later

(   )10. What made Alan come back so soon?

A. He felt ill.        B. The air there was not fresh    

C. The prices were too fresh

D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.