Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.

Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.

1.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to ____________.

A. have dinner with their friends B. go shopping

C. watch a football game D. enjoy themselves

2.Which of the following is true?

A. About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.

B. Children have to finish middle school in one place.

C. People go to the nearest college.

D. When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.

3.Job-hopping means “_______________”.

A. looking for a job B. having a job

C. changing jobs often D. losing a job

4.In the USA job-hopping _______________.

A. is very popular

B. helps young people go to college

C. helps workers in traveling

D. helps students begin to work

5.The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.

A. does good only to the workers

B. does good only to the boss

C. must be stopped

D. is helpful

Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.

Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. “I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned to cook while her father is cooking, who’s a good cook. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that will always be useful!”

Fourteen-year-old Bren loved running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says. “But now I’m happy to be alive and able to continue running.”

Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!

1.How did Gina learn to cook?

A. She watched her father cooking.

B. She read a recipe book.

C. She ate much nice food.

D. She won the first prize in the competition.

2. Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?

A. Because he can’t walk.

B. Because he lost part of one leg.

C. Because he gave up running.

D. Because he loved running.

3. Which of the following is true about Helga?

A. She saw a car hit a train in her town.

B. She sold special machines to car drivers.

C. She invented a special machine for car drivers.

D. It is impossible for her to become an inventor.

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