It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine:Go to ____ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p.m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___ dinner.
It was the middle of the ____ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't ___ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ____ the next day, and a company that ____ teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a.m. every day for him to ____ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ____ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ____ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____ work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a ____ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____ don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try ____ enough! Even if your kid is super ____ with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time, you can ____ job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____, or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ___ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____ to make sure he is never late.
A.school B.study C.bed D.work
A.around B.until C.after D.during
A.night B.noon C.morning D.afternoon
A.watch B.appreciate C.notice D.stand
A.lasted B.rested C.started D.developed
A.hired B.forced C.persuaded D.force
A.give B.attend C.observe D.help
A.designed B.ruining C.enjoying D.joining
A.looking into B.looking out of C.looking down upon D.looking forward to
A.recognize B.conduct C.save D.buy
A.roughly B.luckily C.actually D.suddenly
A.job B.problem C.goal D.reward
A.slowly B.seriously C.calmly D.quickly
A.teachers B.colleagues C.students D.friends
A.hard B.fast C.early D.directly
A.clear B.excited C.busy D.disappointed
A.write down B.think about C.wait for D.search for
A.theatre B.square C.park D.factory
A.experts B.foreigners C.teenagers D.villagers
A.habit B.schedule C.tradition D.determination