Computer programmer David Jones earned ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.

   He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit card(信用卡).

   David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels（普通成绩）and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.

   “I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.

   “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, ” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

1.Why is David so different from other young people of his age?

A. He earns an extremely high payment

B. He has got a job.

C. He lives at home with his parents.

D. He does not go out much.

2.David’s greatest problem is that______.

A. he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank.

B. he doesn’t make as many games as he wishes.

C. he doesn’t know what to buy with the money.

D. he is too young to drive a car.

3.He was employed by the company because ____.

A. he had worked in a computer shop.

B. he had written some computer programs.

C. he is clever and works hard at his lessons.

D. he had learnt to use computers at school.

4.He left school after taking six O-levels because____.

A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.

B. he did not enjoy school.

C. he wanted to work with computers.

D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.

5.Why does David think he might retire early?

A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

C. One has to be young to write computer programs.

D. He thinks his firm might close down.

 

Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.”

68．In what way is David different from people of his age?

       A．He often goes out with friends

       B．He lives with his mother

       C．He has a handsome income

       D．He graduated with six O-levels

69．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

       A．He is too young to get a credit card

       B．He has no time to learn driving

       C．He has very little spare time

       D．He will soon lose his job

70．Why was David able to get the job in the company?

       A．He had done well in all his exams

       B．He had written some computer programs

       C．He was good at playing computer games

       D．He had learnt to use computers at school

71．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

       A．He received lots of job offers

       B．He was eager to help his mother

       C．He lost interest in school studies

       D．He wanted to earn his own living

 

Computer programmer David Jones earns ￥35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

 “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility.  You never know when the market might disappear.”

1.In what way is David different from people of his age?

A. He often goes out with friends.      B. He lives with his mother.

C. He has a handsome income.        D. He graduated with six O-levels.

2.What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A. He is too young to get a credit card.

B. He has no time to learn driving.

C. He has very little spare time.

D. He will soon lose his job.

3.Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A. He had done well in all his exams.

B. He had written some computer programs.

C. He was good at playing computer games.

D. He had learnt to use computers at school.

4.Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A. He received lots of job offers.      B. He was eager to help his mother.

C. He lost interest in school studies.     D. He wanted to earn his own living.

 

Some researchers claim that people??s personalities can be classified by their blood types．?If you have blood type O, you are a leader．When you see something you want, you strive to achieve your goal．You are passionate, loyal, and self-confident, and you are often a trendsetter．Your enthusiasm for projects and goals spreads to others who happily follow your lead．When you want something, you may be ruthless about getting it or blind to how your actions affect others．Another blood type, A, is a social, “people” person．You like people and work well with them．You are sensitive, patient, compassionate, and affectionate．You are a good peacekeeper because you want everybody to be happy．In a team situation, you resolve conflicts and keep things on a smooth course．Sometimes type As are stubborn and find it different to relax．They may also find it uncomfortable to do things alone．?

       People with type B blood are usually individualists who like to do things on their own．You may be creative and adaptable, and you usually say exactly what you mean．Also you can adapt to situations, you may not choose to do so because of your strong independent streak．You may prefer working on your own to being part of a team．The final blood type is type AB．If you have AB blood, you are a natural entertainer．You draw people to you because of your charm and easygoing nature．ABs are usually calm and controlled, tactful and fair．On the downside, though, they may take too long to make decisions．And they may procrastinate, putting off tasks until the last minute．??

People with type O will do the following things except____．?

       A．manage businesses             B．self-oriented

       C．be considerate                 D．set the fashion?

Which of the following is not the feature of type A??

       A．Stubborn．         B．Sensitive．?       C．Reserved．   D．Patient．?

What is Not true to type B??

       A．He finds it uncomfortable to do things alone．?

       B．He doesn’t think much before he speaks．?

       C．He has many original ideas．?

       D．He cannot fit in with the environment．?

The best profession for a type AB is ____．?

       A．Athlete     B．Peacekeeper     C．Actor       D．Country leader

 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。

   Handwriting can make or break the first impression . If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed._51___. It needs lot of practice to improve your handwriting.

   ____52___. Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name .Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.

   ___53__. Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming back into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and don’t press too hard.

Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper .Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write.__54____.

Practice writing Os as much as possible . Remember , practice makes perfect .You may practice for weeks or months if you need to.__55___.

As your handwriting shows signs of improvement ,  go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.

A. Gather different types of pens

B. Practice holding your pen in different ways.

C. However ,a bad writing habit is hard to break.

D.  Choose a type of pen with which you write best.

E. It won’t help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper.

F. Two to three months’ practice is enough to get good handwriting.

G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name.