--- Do your parents mind you ______ out?
--- No. But I have to return home before 9 o’clock.
A. to go B. to going C. going D. Go
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What kind of work do British teenagers do? From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses. Teenagers of 15 or 16 years old may work for 8 hours on Saturdays and 35 hours during school holidays. Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses around theirs before going to school. They are known as Paperboys or Papergirls. Looking after young children is also a popular job for teenagers, because they can get paid for watching children and television at the same time!
Other popular jobs:
◆Gardening work.
◆Working in a shop.
◆Office work.
Children need to have a work permit(许可证). They can get an application (申请) form for the work permit from school or local Education Welfare Office. The pay depends on the kind of work but could be anything up to ＄3 every hour. The National Minimum Wage does not apply to workers under 16.
1.How long can a 16-year-old teenager work?
A. Eight hours on Saturdays. B. Eight hours on Sundays.
C. Six hours on Saturdays. D. Six hours on Sundays.
2.What does the word “deliver” mean in Chinese?
A. 递送 B. 打破 C. 抬走 D. 喝
3.Who can help the milkman deliver milk?
A. Teenagers at the age of 9. B. Teenagers at the age of 10.
C. Teenagers at the age of 13. D. Teenagers at the age of 15.
4.Where can teenagers get permits to work?
A. At school or local Education Welfare Office.
B. At home or local Education Welfare Office.
C. At school or the National Minimum Wage.
D. At home or the National Minimum Wage.
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. 15-year-old teenagers may work for 8 hours during school holidays.
B. Many teenagers like taking care of young children.
C. The writer showed us four kinds of jobs British teenagers can do.
D. Teenagers can get 4 dollars every hour for working.
People enjoy different indoor and outdoor activities in Britain. A recent European survey (调查) discovered that people in Britain spend about 45% of their free time watching television, 24% of their free time doing social (社会的) activities, 22-23% on sports and hobbies, and 10% on other activities. Other popular activities are listening to the radio, listening to music, reading, gardening, eating out and going to the cinema.
Television
The most common activity in the UK is watching television. People often spend 25 hours every week on TV. Almost every household (家庭) has at least one television set at home. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television.
Radio
People in Britain listen to about 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio every week.
Entertaining (娱乐)
Another popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends.
Cinema
About 123 million British people went to the cinema in 1998. It is the most popular cultural (文化的) activity in the UK.
Eating Out
More and more British people like to eat out. In 1999 every British person spent ＄5.63 every week on food outside.
1.What do most English people like doing in their free time?
A. Watching TV. B. Listening to the radio.
C. Doing some sports. D. Eating out.
2.How long do people in Britain listen to the radio every day according to the survey?
A. Less than half an hour. B. About fifty minutes.
C. More than two hours. D. About sixteen hours.
3.How many households could watch satellite television in 1999?
A. 13% of households. B. 9% of households.
C. 33% of households. D. 19% of households.
4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. English people spend most of their time eating out.
B. British people often listen to the radio and visit their friends.
C. Lots of English people like going to the cinema.
D. British people often do gardening by themselves.
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. What are the common hobbies of British people?
B. How do people spend their free time?
C. How do children spend their holiday?
D. What are the special customs in Britain?
The word “pub” is short for the public house. There are about 60,000 ________in the UK (53,000 in England and Wales, 5,200 in Scotland and 1,600 in Northern Ireland). One of the _______ pubs, Fighting Cocks, is in St. Albans, Herts.
Pubs are _______ social meeting places. Pubs are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink and _______ there. Pubs often have two bars.
________is quieter than the other. Many pubs have a garden. People _______ sit there in summer. Children can also go to pub gardens ________their parents. Groups of friends normally ________‘rounds’ of drinks. One of them will buy drinks for all the members of the group there. It is sometimes hard to _______ drinks when pubs are busy. People do not queue (排队) there, _______ the staff will usually try to serve (招待) people who are waiting the longest at the bar first. If you spill(弄洒) a stranger’s drink by accident, it is polite to buy another drink for him immediately.
1.A. pubs B. houses C. gardens D. parks
2.A. weakest B. hardest C. strongest D. oldest
3.A. special B. popular C. strange D. new
4.A. study B. record C. relax D. sleep
5.A. That B. This C. It D. One
6.A. recently B. usually C. never D. really
7.A. on B. in C. for D. with
8.A. buy B. stare C. discover D. stop
9.A. get B. sell C. see D. make
10.A. because B. and C. but D. so
---Can you speak Japanese?
---No, I_______.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t
