Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates (毕业生) make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
1.The passage mainly talks about ___________.
A. how education and pay are connected B. high paying jobs
C. jobs for high school students D. good schools
2.According to the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ___________ money.
A. save B. spend C. pay D. make
3.Each year a person with a PhD can make ___________ more than a person who does not finish high school.
A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000
“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. note C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
--- Do you mind if I turn on the air-conditioner?
---___________. I feel a bit hot.
A. You’d better not B. Go ahead C. I’d rather you didn’t D. Of course
---Will you go with us for an outing on Saturday?
--- I’d like to, but I am really busy these days. I can’t _______ a whole weekend.
A. afford B. offerC. shareD. spend
Peter tried on three jackets, but _______ of them fitted him.
A. allB. none C. bothD. neither
----My computer has gone wrong. I’ll have it tomorrow.
----Why not have Uncle Li it? Nobody can if he can’t.
A. fix; fixed B. fix; fix C. fixed; fixed D. fixed; fix
