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."
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
|
|