4 . A couple of days ago I unexpectedly lost my job. It wasn’t anything too important: I was just a carrier for the Scarborough Mirror, delivering newspapers every Wednesday and Friday. But it brought in a good amount of pocket money for a student like me.
During the first week of September I planned to stop my job, as I wanted to focus on my academics with school to start. I found a family on my street who were willing to take over and so I took their names anti numbers and turned them in to my district representative along with my resignation.
That was last week. This Tuesday came and I was supposed to get the newspapers to deliver on Wednesday. They didn’t come. I just assumed there probably wasn’t much to deliver so they would just give me everything tomorrow. It'd happened before so I wasn’t too worried. There was a seed of doubt, however, in my mind, that maybe the handover of this job was misunderstood. But I pushed that thought aside and just went on as usual.
Wednesday morning came and the papers weren’t lying on my driveway as they’d done for the past 9 months. My mom reminded me to call my district representative, who told me the route had indeed been turned over to the other family. She couldn’t have understood my message when I said I would work until September. So much for 2 more weeks of work!
In a way, I’m glad because I don’t have to worry about delivering newspaper in the burning sun. On the other hand, I wasn’t ready to give up my job so early, so the unexpected loss was a tiny blow to me.
Despite these negative feelings, I’m looking forward to the next summer when I’m getting promoted and my wage will rise from what I had with the job, which gave me good experience about hard work and chances to meet my neighbors.
1. Why did the author plan to quit the job?
A.He could barely put up with its hardship. | B.He hoped to shift his attention to studies. |
C.He had earned enough to afford schooling. | D.He desired to turn it over to a needy family. |
2. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The family to replace me. | B.Messages of my dismissal. |
C.The papers to be delivered. | D.The district representatives. |
3. What do we know about the author?
A.He got fired on account of his own fault. | B.He didn’t have his potential appreciated. |
C.He didn’t submit his resignation as required. | D.He had intended to stop the job in late September. |
4. In which aspect did the author benefit from the summer job?
A.Learning to live with his personal imperfection. | B.Establishing a closer tie with his community. |
C.Facilitating his organizational skills. | D.Breaking the habit of laziness. |