If you live in the United States, you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids from 10-13 years of age can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People ask her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine. 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Kids can learn lots of things from making money. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you will need in life. These skills can include things like how to get along with others, how to use technology and how to use your time wisely. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than making it; however, if you can make your own money, you don’t have to depend on anyone else. The five dollars that you make will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1. Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of______ in the USA.
A. 17 B.15 C. 14 D. 13
2. If you are 15 years old, you can’t work part-time______.
A. after school B. on weekends
C. during school time D. during summer vacation
3. Riesa makes money by_______.
A. cleaning up other people’s yard B. drawing pictures for others
C. writing articles for different magazines D. knitting dog sweaters.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer thinks kids from 10-13 years of age can make money too.
B. Kids can learn how to use their time wisely by making money.
C. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
D. Kids can learn skills if they try to make money on their own.
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:
BTW(by the way); BRB(be right back); LOL(laughing out loud); IMO(in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
info(information); puter(computer); pic(picture); sec(second)
We ususally don’t see people when we communicate on the Internet, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings”, such as:
:-) (happy); ;-)(joking); :-((sad); :-O(surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛)have picture feelings. For example:
(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)
There are even whole new words, like ”newbie’s” (someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1.Why do people type acronyms?
A. To show their feelings. B. To make jokes.
C. To save time. D. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
2.What does “BTW, my computer is not working well, :-( ”mean?
A．The person is happy about getting a new computer.
B. The person has to go away from his/her computer.
C. The person is angry at somebody.
D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
3. If someone is angry, what may he type?
A. B.
BRB C.
LOL D.
4.E-talk will probably_______.
A. keep changing B. stay the same
C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbie’s to understand.
Time is very important in our life. It 36 our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I 37 a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more 38 . It’s round(圆形的) in the center with two silver bands(带，条) that go 39 my wrist(手腕) and all of it is made of silver.
I received this 40 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to 41 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 42 , I was late because I was 43 with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 44 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had 45 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. that day and felt 46 of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my 47 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have 48 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and 49
apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 50 was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your 51 .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 52 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 53 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 54 time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is 55 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
1.A. makes B. organizes C. orders D. supplies
2.A. received B. accepted C. won D. achieved
3.A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
4.A. around B. in C. on D. with
5.A. card B. thing C. gift D. letter
6.A. call B. pick C. put D. bring
7.A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Therefore
8.A. going B. leaving C. standing D. shopping
9.A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
10.A. arrived B. recognized C. left D. found
11.A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
12.A. nervous B. happy C. angry D. doubtful
13.A. lunch B. quarrel C. appointment D. fun
14.A. I B. he C. they D. we
15.A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot
16.A. idea B. word C. action D. movement
17.A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
18.A. life B. day C. way D. thought
19.A. waste B. respect C. ignore D. enjoy
20.A. useful B. necessary C. helpful D. important
Peter isn’t______ at all; he always pays the bill when we eat in a restaurant.
A. generous B. unfair C. selfish D. mean
I can’t finish the experiment by myself, so the honor____ to all the members in our team.
A. is belonged B. belongs C. is belonging D. belonged
--How is your grandfather now?
--Oh, he _______for two weeks.
A. died B. has died C. dead D. has been dead
