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In summer the days get ________.
- A.longer and longer
- B.shorter and shorter
- C.colder and colder
- D.cooler and cooler
American teenagers are allowed to do part-time jobs at the age of 14. During the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after school, and work for longer at weekends.
In summer, top part-time jobs for teenagers include at camps, swimming pools and amusement parks. These jobs are great for those who want to be active and have fun while making money.
Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help to prepare teenagers for their later lives. When they grow up, the students with work experience are more likely to succeed than those without work experience.
A favorite job for many teenagers is babysitting, and they can start before the age of 14 if their parents agree. As long as they stay in the house and make sure the kids are okay, babysitters can do their homework, watch TV, or talk on the phone with friends. After the kids go to bed and before the parents come home, babysitters have lots of freedom.
It can be stressful to balance school, homework, and a part-time job. However, many American teenagers value their work experience and the skills they get from the job.
【小题1】Why do American teenagers like to have a part-time job？
| A．Because they don’t want to be stressed out. |
| B．Because they can learn skills and get money. |
| C．Because they can get a good job in the future. |
| D．Because they can do anything they like. |
| A．Working at police. | B．Nursing |
| C．Working at camps. | D．Teaching. |
| A．Working at parks. | B．Working at a swimming pool. |
| C．Looking after babies. | D．Doing the dishes in a restaurant. |
| A．喜欢 | B．追求 | C．向往 | D．珍视 |
Over time,I did get a little bit faster. However, I was really slow. In races, I would finish close to last. I'd always have to stop more than once, especially in the longer races, which were 2. 5 to 2. 8 km. After every race, I'd go home and cry. But 1 still didn't stop running, holding onto that picture of crossing the finishingline and finally doing well.
Then one of my friends joined the team, too. She could run easily and even came in the 18th in a big race! I felt so slow and my confidence(自信) was lower than ever. I became so nervous when I thought of the races that I wanted to give up badly.
Still. I refund to. Finally. 1 realized that the reason I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't ready for them. So a few weeks before the next 2. 8-km race. I practiced running almost 3 km every day. which helped me improve my pace(步伐).
When the time came for the big race, all that practicing really paid off. I stopped only once and my pace was so much better.
I realized that I’d finally gotten happiness with running. But the funny thing was. It didn't come from doing better, Instead, it came from the fact that I hid tried harder and never given up.
【小题1】 Before she took the 1.8-km course, the writer________.
| A．knew a lot about it | B．wanted to be a great runner |
| C．practiced running every day | D．never thought running so tired |
| A．had to stop to drink water | B．was worried she wasn’t ready |
| C．run slower than anyone else | D．could find no coach to help her |
| A．brought good results | B．coat a lot | C．saved much time | D．came to fail |
| A．got angry with her friend | B．wasn't pleased with herself |
| C．was a person with a strong mind | D．had no Interest In running |
A healthy diet along with exercise will help you look better, feel better and live longer. But I am 41 to say that many children don't have a healthy lifestyle. They eat much junk（垃圾）food 42 French fries and fried chicken. Eating too much junk food and dessert is 43 .If you want to 44 a long and healthy life, you have t 45 your living habits（习惯）.
It is important to get a yearly physical examination（体检）,too. You don't hope to 46 any bad news, but the doctor will tell you _47 healthy you are. It's also a good idea for you to 48 a book on healthy eating. 49 milk or juice from fruits and vegetables can help to improve your health, too.
I am 50 good health now. People tell me that I look very young. Healthy eating has helped me and it will also help you!
1.. A. happy B. sad C. excited D. angry
2. A. with B. as C. like D. about
3.A. cheap B. difficult C. delicious D. unhealthy
4. A. live B. try C. show D. play
5. A. look for B. look after C. think of D. agree with
6.A. hear B. look at C. see D. feel
7.A. what B. how C. when D. where
8.A. write B. sell C. read D. take
9.A. Drink B. Eat C. Drinking D. Eating
10. A. in B. with C. off D. out of
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t 16 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “ 17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 19 every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 20 it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 21 to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, 22 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I 23 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 24 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him 27 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 28 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 30 his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
1.A. like B. remember C. forget D. care
2.A. Sorry B. Yes C. No D. Well
3.A. car B. friend C. job D. present
4.A. spent B. earned C. kept D. saved
5.A. take B. put C. turn D. show
6.A. ride B. leave C. trip D. hurry
7.A. as B. although C. but D. since
8.A. helped B. followed C. left D. watched
9.A. tools B. clothes C. luggage D. bag
10.A. fewer B. more C. longer D. less
11.A. whatever B. whenever C. wherever D. however
12.A. talk B. complain C. ask D. speak
13.A. hand B. borrow C. lend D. take
14.A. help B. advice C. treat D. idea
15.A. cleaned B. wiped C. cleared D. felt
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