职称英语阅读理解《综合类》考试的精选练习题(2)
<p> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Salary">Salary</span></p><p> <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> ￡35,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheque">cheque</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> 18.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Davids">Davids</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Davids">Davids</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> ￡150 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>.</p><p> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> ￡35,000 <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> ￡20 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="working">working</span>.</p><p> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span>, <span word="computing">computing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p>
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