Life used to be fine for “teenagers”．They used to have money to spend and free time to spend it．They used to wear teenage clothes in teenage coffee bars and discos．But for many young people，life is    1    now．Jobs are difficult to   2    ．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive and it's hard to get a place to   3    ．Teachers say that students are more willing to learn than used to．They are   4    interested in politics，but more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them   5    ．

    When you read newspapers and watch TV, it is easy to get the  6  that British young people are all unemployed．angry and in trouble． 7   that’s not true

    Three quarters of them do   8    their parents did．They do their best at school，find some kind of work and get    9     in their early twenties．They get along well with their parents and enjoy family life. They watch football on TV and like reading about Princess Diana. After all, if they  10   , they wouldn′t be British, would they?

1. A. harder         B. hard          C. the hardest       D. hardly

2. A. look           B. look for       C. find            D. offer

3. A. live            B. stay          C. live in          D. work in

4. A. more           B. much         C. most           D. less

5. A. a job           B. jobs          C. a work          D. works

6. A. mark           B. idea          C. riddle          D. mail

7. A. But            B. And          C. So             D. Or

8. A. that            B. which        C. what            D. /

9. A. marry          B. marrying      C. marry with      D. married

10. A. didn't          B. don't         C. weren't         D. aren't

Life used to be fun for teenagers．They used to have money to spend，and free time to spend．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos （迪斯科舞厅）．But for many young people，life is harder now．Jobs are difficult to find． There is not so much money around．Things are more expensive, and it is hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less interested in politics and more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them better jobs．

    Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try to spend less and save more． They want to be able to get homes of their own one day．

    For some，the answer to unemployed is to leave home and look for work in one of the Britain's big cities．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain，looking for jobs．Some find and stay．Others don’t find it，and go home again．

    When you read the newspapers and watch the news on televisions． It's easy to get the idea that British young people lose their jobs and are in trouble．But that's not true．

1．The underlined sentence “There is not so much money around．”means_________．

      A．many young people don't have so much money left．

     B．it's not easy to make money now．

      C．the friends around the young people have no money．

    D．many young people's parents haven't given them much money．

2．Why do students study harder than before?

     A．Because the things are more expensive．

     B．Because they have no homes to live in．

     C．Because they are not interested in politics any more．

     D．Because they want to get better jobs and get more money．

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．Their parents worried about money, too．

    B．Their parents no longer worried about money．

    C．Their parents even thought about money more than they do．

    D．Their parents didn't worry about money at all．

4．The underlined word “unemployed” means____________．

    A．the situation when they are out of work

    B．the situation when they are punished

    C．the situation when they are in great trouble

    D．the situation when they are very angry

5．From the passage We can know________________．

      A．most British young people are always in trouble

B．some young people in Britain can find jobs

C．most of the British young people are easy to get money

    D．what the writer said is not true

Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
【小题1】How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
【小题1】How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?