2 . It was about the third week in June last year. My 15-year-old son had already settled into his summer routine: Go to ___at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p. m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___dinner.
It was the middle of the ___when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn’t ___that anymore and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ___the next day, and a company that ___teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a. m. every day for him to ___the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ___his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ___going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a ____as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____don’t have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn’t try ____enough! Even if your kid is super ____with finals and afterschool activities and doesn’t have time, you can ____job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____, or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ____for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____to make sure he is never late.
1. A.school | B.study | C.bed | D.work |
2. A.around | B.until | C.after | D.during |
3. A.night | B.noon | C.morning | D.afternoon |
4. A.watch | B.appreciate | C.notice | D.stand |
5. A.lasted | B.rested | C.started | D.developed |
6. A.hired | B.forced | C.persuaded | D.force |
7. A.give | B.attend | C.observe | D.help |
8. A.designed | B.ruining | C.enjoying | D.joining |
9. A.looking into | B.looking out of | C.looking down upon | D.looking forward to |
10. A.recognize | B.conduct | C.save | D.buy |
11. A.roughly | B.luckily | C.actually | D.suddenly |
12. A.job | B.problem | C.goal | D.reward |
13. A.slowly | B.seriously | C.calmly | D.quickly |
14. A.teachers | B.colleagues | C.students | D.friends |
15. A.hard | B.fast | C.early | D.directly |
16. A.clear | B.excited | C.busy | D.disappointed |
17. A.write down | B.think about | C.wait for | D.search for |
18. A.theatre | B.square | C.park | D.factory |
19. A.experts | B.foreigners | C.teenagers | D.villagers |
20. A.habit | B.schedule | C.tradition | D.determination |