“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled (大叫). My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!” Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded (点头) his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. “Oh, Mr Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go. “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile. “Oh, no,” Mrs Diaz said. “Let me pay right now…” She dug in her purse. “How much?” “Three seventy-five.”

Mrs Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.

“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said. “No,” Mrs Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.” I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought. I had an idea. “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me. I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.” “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!” “ Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) tongue at me.

Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now.

1.Where did the story most probably take place?

2.By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go”(the underlined part), the author means __________.

3.From the second paragraph, we may infer (推断) that Mrs Diaz __________.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

We believe that there is more to education than preparation for a job. Children must be prepared for all aspects of their adult life; work, leisure, personal relationships, creative activities, dealing with money matters, independence, etc.

    However, it would be unrealistic to provide an education which didn’t consider the needs of employers.

    What type of training does the business world regard as important?

    Many young people applying for jobs were, in the employers’ opinions, very weak in the basic skills of handwriting, grammar and spelling. Though additional education at university level improved the student’s general ability, a report states, “In basic skills the standards remained stubbornly （顽固） low.”

    It is doubtful whether standards have decreased in recent years. What is certain is that employers do not believe the standard is now high enough. Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students’ abilities?

    We should also remember that the job expectations of young people have increased. The girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries. Boys who sought an apprenticeship （学徒） 20 years ago now desire an engineering degree. But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability. No wonder there are problems in reaching the “necessary standards” of the business world.

    Many employers believe that it is important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school. They should work for a while at some other kind of job “to see how the world of business and commerce differs from their own.” The teaching professor and society in general need a greater understanding of manpower needs and therefore of “desired” direction of the education system.

1．The article mainly talks about _________.

   A．no education among young people

   B．meeting the educational requirements of employment

   C．the problem of unemployment

   D．the weaker standards of education

2．In the writer’s opinion, education should _________.

   A．pay more attention to students’ academic （学术的） ability

   B．only meet the needs of employment

   C．be suitable to all aspects of being an adult, including employment

   D．focus on grammar

3．“The same girls and boys” in Para. 6 refer to _________.

   A．those who are likely to be unemployed

   B．those who have just left middle school

   C．those who are looking for jobs far beyond their abilities

   D．those who might have done work with basic skills in the past

4．This passage most probably appears in _________.

   A．a story book                                         B．an advertisement of jobs

C．a news report                                     D．an educational magazine

It is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world—how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.

A survey released on Thursday found that 56 percent of Americans say it is irresponsible to be friends with a boss and 62 percent say it is wrong to be friends with an employee. But 76 percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with a workplace peer，according to the survey of 1，000 people by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project.

"When the roles change what do you do then? Do you unfriend someone if they have now been promoted to be your boss or if you’re now their boss，”said researcher Kelly Holland. "We get into some really sticky situations there in terms of what people will think is responsible，”she said.

When using social media at work，73 percent say it is not appropriate to update your Facebook status，82 percent say you should not upload photos，72 percent believe tweeting is wrong and 79 percent say it is not acceptable to watch online videos. Yet 66 percent say it is fine to check your personal email while at work.

“When people focus on responsibility，they know what the responsible thing is to do but whether they are doing that in practice or not is a different story,”said Holland.

Americans are split on whether companies should review the social media profiles of job candidates with 52 percent saying it is appropriate and 48 percent saying it is unacceptable. Social media can also lead to some difficult decisions when it comes to family and relationships. Sixty percent of those polled say that it is“completely acceptable" to unfriend an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend. More than 40 percent of parents believe it is irresponsible to post photos of children online. Thirty one percent monitor their children's Facebook accounts and almost 70 percent are friends with their children on Facebook or MySpace. But 72 percent limit the time their children spend on social media networks.

The poll was taken between January 12一15．

The text is mainly about________

A. social，family and relationships.    B. ways of making friends

C. not using social media at work   D. action of responsibility

The underlined word "Facebook" in the first paragraph refers to________

A. a book about face        B. an Internet site of making friends

C. a broadcasting media     D. a newspaper or magazine

Which the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.thirty one percent of the parents keep watching on their children’s Fecebook accounts.

B. Forty eight percent agree to review the social media profiles of job candidates.

C. Eighty two percent say it isn’t appropriate to upload photos at work.

D. Seventy six percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with employee,

What was the writer’s attitude towards the result of survey?

A. Defensive.  B. Critical.   C.Objective.   D. Doubtful