I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop hired（雇佣） me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　1　 　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　2　 　interfered（干涉）with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　3　 , I would become more mature（成熟的） and responsible about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
　　Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　4 　　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　5　 　for me. In the end, my father won the argument（争论） on the 　6　 　that I limited（限定）my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could 　7　 　shelter（住处）and help if I needed them.
　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　8　 　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　9　 　year working his way on trains and ships to 　10 　　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare（稀少的）for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start 　11　 　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even 　12　 　on their future career, and so on.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      anxious　　
   2. B.
      content　　　
   3. C.
      proud
   4. D.
      hopeful
2. 2.
   1. A.
      never
   2. B.
      ever　　　 　
   3. C.
      always
   4. D.
      even
3. 3.
   1. A.
      problems
   2. B.
      mistakes
   3. C.
      disappointment
   4. D.
      failure
4. 4.
   1. A.
      helped
   2. B.
      supported
   3. C.
      shared
   4. D.
      worried
5. 5.
   1. A.
      journey　　
   2. B.
      experience
   3. C.
      decision　　　　
   4. D.
      possibility
6. 6.
   1. A.
      situation　
   2. B.
      agreement
   3. C.
      gesture
   4. D.
      condition
7. 7.
   1. A.
      promise　　
   2. B.
      afford
   3. C.
      provide
   4. D.
      serve
8. 8.
   1. A.
      set
   2. B.
      put
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      keep
9. 9.
   1. A.
      unusual
   2. B.
      hard
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      busy
10. 10.
    1. A.
       accept　　
    2. B.
       earn
    3. C.
       find
    4. D.
       search
11. 11.
    1. A.
       bringing　　
    2. B.
       forcing
       　　
    3. C.
       pushing　　　　　
    4. D.
       protecting
12. 12.
    1. A.
       worked　　
    2. B.
       decided
    3. C.
       carried
    4. D.
       tried

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is   1  by their own interests .

There are many different ways to spend our  2  time. Almost everyone has some kind of   3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very  5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth  6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which   7  him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8  makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.

That’s  9  a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,  10   the pleasure it gives us is.

1.                A．decide         B．decided        C．depend   D．depended

2.                A．work           B．free           C．busy     D．sports

3.                A．hobby          B．thing           C．job  D．way

4.                A．buying         B．selling          C．making   D．collecting

5.                A．interesting      B．exciting         C．cheap    D．expensive

6.                A．a little          B．a few           C．a lot D．a number

7.                A．paid           B．cost            C．took D．spent

8.                A．Everything      B．Anything        C．Nothing   D．Something

9.                A．where         B．how           C．what D．why

10.               A．so             B．but            C．because   D．as

    From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying , but in the evenings and weekends they are free and ___1____ themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others ___2__ sports. This is decided by their own ____3_____.

    There are many different ways to spend our___4___ time.

    Almost everyone has some kind of __5___: it may be something from collecting stamps to __6__ model planes. Some hobbies are very___7____ , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections(收藏)are worth ___8_____ of money, others are valuable (有价值的)only to their owners.

    I know a man who has a coin collection worth several ___9__ dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece which ___10__ him $250! He was very happy abut this collection and thought the price was all right . On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder __11___ they are worth any money . However, ___12_____ my brother they are quite valuable.___13_____ makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

    That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we __14___ to do in our free time just for the __15__ of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

1.A love                   B. work                  C. enjoy                D. play

2.A. look like            B. take care of         C. think about         D. take part in

3.A. lives                  B. interests               C. jobs                  D. things

4.A. working            B. free                   C. own                  D. whole

5.A. hobby               B. thing                  C. job                  D. way

6.A. make               B. making                C. makes                 D. made

7.A. interesting                 B. exciting               C. cheap                 D. expensive

8.A. a little              B. a few                  C. a lot                 D. a number

9.A. thousand                  B. thousands             C. thousands of         D. thousand of

10.A. paid                     B. cost                   C. took                       D. spent

11.A. that               B. if                     C. what                   D. why

12.A. to                 B. on                    C. with                  D. in

13.A. Everything       B. Anything              C. Nothing             D. Something

14.A. have               B. need                       C. refuse               D. like

15.A. money              B. work                       C. fun                   D. Time