“One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you’re the only one who fits his clothes!” One afternoon, the school drama director suddenly shouted to me. She seemed so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, “Ok”.

“You will be fine. It's easy!” She said. But it wasn’t easy at all. On the stage, four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I opened my mouth. Nothing came out. I couldn’t even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.

As I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. The purple juice hit the girl next to me --- Andrea, the leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought she was going to kill me!

But then, Andrea quickly said, “Darling, you’re so silly! Let's toast(干杯) to my darling’s silliness! Cheers!” She grabbed another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actor quickly followed Andrea’s lead and saved the scene. The audience thought my mistake was part of the play!

I apologized to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, “It’s all a part of being on stage.” I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.

1. Which of the following was a problem in the story?

A. Andrea was the leading actress of the drama.

B. Andrea drank the grape juice.

C. The writer had only one line.

D. The writer forgot his line.

2.There were ___________ actors and actresses on the stage.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

3. From the passage, we know that Andrea was a ________ leading actress.

A. silly B. pretty

C. quick-minded D. warm-hearted

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The writer made Andrea’s dress dirty.

B.The audience knew something was wrong.

C. The school drama director asked the writer to play a role.

D. The writer said sorry to the drama club.

5.The writer will most probably _________ in the future.

A. join the drama club

B. dislike Andrea

C. stay away from the stage

D. help Andrea wash her clothes.

Computer programmer David Jones earned $ 150,000 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.

He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards.

David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-Levels(普通成绩) 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 $150,000 sounds a lot but 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 as he lives with his parents. 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. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.

1.why is David so different from other young people of his age?

A.He has got a job.

B. He lives at home with his parents

C.He does not get out much.

D. He earns a high payment

2.David’s greatest problem is that _____.

A. he can’t be treated as an adult (grown-up) by the bank

B. he can’t make as many games as he wishes

C .he doesn’t know what to buy with the money

D. he is too young to drive a car

3.He was employed by the company because _____

A .he had worked in a computer shop

B. he had written some computer programs

C. he is clever and works hard at his lessons

D. he had learnt computer from books and magazines

4.He left school after taking six O-Levels because ____.

A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing

B. he didn’t enjoy school

C. he wanted to work with computers

D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.

5.Why does David think he might retire early?

A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

C. One has to be young to write computer programs

D. He thinks his firm might close down.

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