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1、中华考试网.华文燕园www.cne163.com一．DavidJonesandHisSalary ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveachequecard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18. The16-year-oldworksfo
2、rasmallfirmInLivepool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David’sfirmreleasestwonewgamesforthehomecomputermarketeachmonth. ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Despitehissalary,earnedbuyinventingnewprograms,withbonuspaym
3、entsandprofit-sharing,hecannotdriveacar,buyahouse,orobtaincreditcards. HeliveswithhisparentsinLivepool.Hiscompanyhastopay￡150amonthintaxifarestogethimthefivemilestoworkandbackeverydaybecauseDavidcannotdrive. DavidgothisjobwiththeLivepool-basedcompa
4、nyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolandworkingforatimeinacomputershop."IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,"hesaid. "Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthathisyear."Hespendssomeofhismoneyonr
5、ecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking. "unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,"hesaid."ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsidereds
6、tayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway." Davidadded:"IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear." 1.WhyisDaviddifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage? A)Becauseh
7、eearnsanextremelyhighsalary. B)Becauseheisnotunemployed. C)Becausehedoesnotgooutmuch. D)Becausehelivesathomewithhisparents. 2.David’sgreatestproblemis A)findingabankthatwilltreathimasanadult. B)inventingcomputergames. C)spendinghissalary. D)l
8、earningtodrive. 3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause A)hehadworkedinacomputershop. B)hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms. C)hehadworkedveryhard.地址：北京市海淀区学清路18号1001室(学知苑南面楼)中华考试网.华文燕园www.cne163.com D)hehadlearnedtousecomputersatschool. 4.Heleftschool
