Computer programmer David Jones earns£35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card.Instead,he has been told to wait another two years,___1____ he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people ___2______his age is finding a job.David’s firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

   But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款),___3_____ get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and _____4____(work) 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.David spends some of his money ___5_______records and clothes,and gives his mother 50 pounds __6_____week.But most of his spare time_____7______(spend) working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said.“But I had been studying ___8_____in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered _____9_____(stay) on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”David added:“l would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a___10___(possible).You never know when the market might disappear.”

1. until 2.of 3.or 4.work 5.on 6.a 7.is spent 8.it 9.staying 10.possibility)

The True Story of Treasure Island

   It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. However, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

  Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived abroad for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holiday . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd.

  Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long  1   over the hills. They had been  2  this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days dull . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some  3  .

   One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island.  Robert  4___that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of the island . "What's that?" he asked. "That's the  5   treasure'" said the boy. Robert suddenly  6   something of an adventure story in the boy's  7  . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the hero a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?

  Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the help of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to  8  such a man in a story. Thus Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was born .

  So, thanks to a   9   September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest  10   stories in the English language.

1. A. talk       B. rest        C. walk       D. game

2. A. attempting    B. missing       C. planning     D. enjoying

3. A. cleaning    B. writing       C. drawing      D. exercising

4. A. doubted     B. noticed       C. decided     D. recognized

5. A. forgotten    B. buried       C. discovered    D. unexpected

6. A. saw      B. drew       C. made       D. learned

7. A. book      B. reply       C. picture      D. mind

8. A. praise     B. produce      C. include      D. accept

9. A. rainy      B. sunny       C. cool       D. windy

10. A. news     B. love        C. real-life     D. adventure

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