题目内容
— Why was he fined?
—He happened to ________ several flowers in the park.
A.be seen pick B.be seen picking
C.be caught to pick D.catch picking
B happen to do sth意为“碰巧做某事”,see sb. doing sth.变成被动语态时为sb. be seen doing sth.,故答案为B。
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.”
【小题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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |