If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing money. After all, when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to spend it all on candy.

Using your money in the right way or    80    some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your success might    81    how well you manage your money.

It’s easier to start these good    82    when you’re young. Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old business girl. She has made more than $320 in two years by walking dogs after school.

“I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and it’s been a lot of    83  , I really enjoyed it. My mom never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don’t realize how hard it can be to have a job. It can be hard to keep customers happy. There are some days when it’s raining and I would rather be somewhere else, but I still go out with a dog,” Coyle said. “Start a business that interests you. First, you have to advertise. The    84    and safest way is to talk with neighbors and family friends. After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays. That always surprises them. Always be willing to do more than they ask. On holidays, give your customers coupons (优惠券)    85    they will keep coming back to you for your service or products.”

Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own business!

80.                                 A) saving                   B) wasting                 C) borrowing     D) spending

81.                                 A) take up                  B) depend on             C) turn into D) lead to

82.                                 A) activities                B) hobbies                 C) exercises       D) habits

83.                                 A) pain                      B) fun                       C) surprise D) trouble

84.                                 A) luckiest                 B) loudest                  C) easiest   D) latest

85.                                 A) as soon as             B) now that               C) so that   D) unless

Recently, Chinese netizens (网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible

1. 1.

   From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____

   1. A.
      a popular online game
   2. B.
      a kind of sport
   3. C.
      an interesting online film
   4. D.
      a real farm
2. 2.

   The word “fire” means _____ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph

   1. A.
      火
   2. B.
      雇佣
   3. C.
      解雇
   4. D.
      着火
3. 3.

   From Kaixin’s words, we can guess that he is probably a_____

   1. A.
      farmer
   2. B.
      worker
   3. C.
      student
   4. D.
      clerk
4. 4.

   _____ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”

   1. A.
      Nongmin and King
   2. B.
      King and Kitty
   3. C.
      Kaixin and Kitty
   4. D.
      Nongmin and Kaixin
5. 5.

   From the passage, the writer thinks _____

   1. A.
      “Happy farms” is good for people’s work and study
   2. B.
      people can play “Happy farms” at night
   3. C.
      people should never play “Happy farms”
   4. D.
      “Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems

       Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you decide to do your homework right after school, you may get something to eat before getting to work. Always do your homework before you get too tired. Don’t wait until very late in the evening, or your work will seem much harder than it really is.

       If you have more than an hour’s work, give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand, don’t break it up so much that you can’t get anything done you should be able to work at least a half at a time without stopping.

       Don’t put it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won’t enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much catching up to do. A little bit each night enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school, will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all.

       Do your homework at the same time every evening. This will help you make it a habit. It will make it easier to do and it will make your free time more enjoyable, as well.

1. If we wait very late in the evening, our work will ___________.

       A. become a bit hard                           B. seem much harder

       C. look very easy                               D. go to so much trouble

2. Some students in schools won’t enjoy their free time so much because they ___________.

       A. have to do their homework each night

       B. will have too much catching up to do

       C. never finish their homework in time

       D. want to keep up with what is happening in school

3. How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?

       A. Five.                 B. Four.                C. Three.               D. Two.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

       A. How to spend your free time.

       B. How to do your homework.

       C. Some good habits at home.

       D. Some don’t do and do in schools.