When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.
【小题1】It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______.

Please give kids a break. The request(要求) came after an online survey about  31  activities between classes. Some schools only   32   students to play in the corridors (走廊) during the ten-minute breaks, while   33  even make students do homework in the classroom. About this problem, different people have   34   ideas.

70% of parents in the survey said their children were not allowed to play   35   during breaks. Teachers should know children are 36   to be active, so education shouldn’t run  37    the laws(规律) of nature. “ It   38  that the playground is useless,” said one of the parents.      Some parents agreed to   39   the school did. “ Games during breaks will make children too excited to listen to the teacher   40   in class.” Schools had their own reasons   41     this. Teachers were facing lots of responsibility(责任) over school  42  . Some schools stopped activities   43   children were injured （受伤）during breaks.   44   didn’t want to do so,   but there was no better   45   to solve the problem.

1.A. teachers’B. children’s    C. kid’s     D. people’s

2.A. make        B. let         C. allow      D. have

3. A. other      B. another     C. others     D. the other

4. A. same       B. special     C. usual      D. different

5.A. outside   B. inside       C. upstairs    D. downstairs

6.A. afraid      B. born        C. similar    D. able

7.A. after       B. to          C. with       D. against

8. A. likes      B. looks       C. sees       D. seems

9. A. what       B. that        C. which      D. how

10.A. careless  B. careful     C. carefully  D. care

11. A. to        B. of          C. for        D. with

12.A. rules      B. safety      C. games      D. sports

13.A. before     B. while       C. so         D. because

14.A. They       B. We          C. You        D. He

15.A. road      B. street  C. help     D. way

When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18^th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”

By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18^th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.

Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.

And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.

1.It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______.

A. he was only 18 years old

B. his father cared too much about him.

C. he had an expensive car

D. he didn’t have enough school education

2.What did the 18^th birthday mean to the young man?

A. He could get a car as a gift.

B. He had to make a living all by himself.

C. He had to leave his parents.

D. He had to work in a supermarket.

3.The young man’s father might be_______.

A. a well-know and rich writer          B. a computer programmer

C. a very old and kind man             D. a manager of a big company

4.The magazine the young man started was perhaps______.

A. about network technicians           B. about working for newspapers

C. made of many funny stories          D. sold only in supermarkets