1. Why does David borrow a book about the earth?

A. Because he will give a talk about the earth.
B. Because he is interested in it.
C. Because he wants to borrow it for his friend.

2. How many books can David borrow at a time?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three

3. What other books is Daivd intereted in?

A. Science books.
B. Sports books.
C. History books.

         Computer programmer David Jones makes ￡35000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot
find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is
18.
         The 16-year-old works for a small firm (分公司) in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people
of his age is finding a job. David's firm puts two new games on the home market each month.
         But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new
programs within quite a short period of time, with bonus payments and profitsharing, (獎(jiǎng)金和分紅) he cannot
drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards (信用卡).
        He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay
￡ 150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. 
         David got his job with the firm 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.
         "I suppose ￡ 35000 sounds a lot but actually that's not good enough I hope it will come to more than
that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 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, any-way."
         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."

Ａ: He earns a very high salary
Ｂ: He has no job
Ｃ: He does not go out much
Ｄ: He lives at home with his parents

2. David's greatest problem is ____.

Ａ: making the banks treat him as a grown-up
Ｂ: inventing computer games
Ｃ: spending his salary
Ｄ: learning to drive

3. He was hired by the firm because _____.

Ａ: he had worked in a computer shop
Ｂ: he had written some computer programs
Ｃ: he works very hard
Ｄ: he had learnt to use computers at school

4. He left school after taking O-levels because _____.

Ａ: he did not enjoy school
Ｂ: he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him
Ｃ: he was afraid of getting too old to start computing
Ｄ: he wanted to earn a lot of money

5. Why does David think he might retire early?

Ａ: One has to be young to write computer programs
Ｂ: He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire
Ｃ: He thinks computer games might not always sell so well
Ｄ: He thinks his firm might go bad

1. Why does David want to go home for Christmas this year?

A. Because he misses his parents.
B. Because he goes back home for Christmas every year.
C. Because he hopes to see his old classmates in his hometown.

2. Is his hometown far from New York?

A. Yes, it is.          
B. No, it isn't.            
C. We don't know.

3. When will David leave for his hometown?

A. Next month.      
B. At the beginning of December.
C. He has not decided.

4. Why doesn't he take a train?

A. Because the train is too slow.
B. Because he was never traveled by train.
C. Because the travel by train will take a long time.       

5. Why doesn't he take a bus?

A. Because the bus is uncomfortable..
B. Because the bus is too slow.
C. Because the cost is too expensive.