1 . Jobs for Teens
Teenagers earn more than just money at a part-time job, they also earn experience, financial independence, responsibility, and savings for college. Here are some popular jobs for teens to earn extra money while getting valuable experience for the future.
Babysitting
Babysitting is a true way for any teenager who enjoys kids to make money. Neighbors, family friends, and relatives with small children often need help and want someone they know and trust. In order to offer more valuable services, teens can take classes on dealing with possible dangerous situations.
Coffee Shop
If your teen enjoys coffee, music, laptops, and people, then working as a waiter at a coffee shop can be a great part-time job choice. Coffee shops often offer a peaceful atmosphere (氛围) perfect for people watching. Besides, he can earn tips (小费)! If your teen wants to serve people, working at a coffee shop part-time could be the job for him.
Dog-Walking
Many elderly neighbors, friends on vacation, and people who work long hours need help washing and walking their pets. If your teen enjoys working with animals and is responsible for his work, then this is the job for him. His part-time business will begin to pick up once he sets himself up as a reliable animal lover.
Food Services
If your teen loves communicating with people, restaurant employment might be right for her. She can choose from such positions as cashier, server, food runner, dish washer, and prep cook. Food industry positions can help your teen develop people skills, self-respect, and responsibility, while enjoying a bit of socializing.
1. Which job is especially fit for pet lovers?| A．Babysitting. | B．Coffee Shop. |
| C．Dog-Walking. | D．Food Services. |
| A．They offer music and laptops. |
| B．They help improve teen’s social skills. |
| C．They have a peaceful atmosphere. |
| D．They provide tips for employees. |
| A．Parents. | B．Teenagers. | C．Teachers. | D．Graduates. |
2 . Sometimes when it feels like things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place. This is exactly the case for Holly Smith, 34, from Surrey, when she lost her job two years ago.
At the beginning of 2020, Holly was working as a general manager for a small independent bakery business in Surrey. She had been there six years and couldn’t believe it when they told her she had to pack up her bags and leave. Being made redundant came as a huge shock for her and she panicked about struggling to pay the bills and finding another job during such a difficult time.
Holly didn’t know where to turn initially, but she was determined to find a silver lining, so she picked up a paintbrush and began to paint. Holly painted a portrait of her parent’s dog, a Spinone Italiano named Bailey, and shared the image online. Straight after, a few friends requested their own pet paintings and soon her career took off.
Holly named her business Holly & Murphy, after her special five-year-old cocker spaniel, Murphy. She is often at her most creative when she’s floating on water, together with her furry companion in her boat. She combines watercolour paints and pencils to bring dogs’ faces to life. A small painting usually takes two to three days to complete. Customers love how she captures their pet’s personality in great detail. Some of the most memorable paintings she has been asked to do are of dogs that have passed away. Her dog portraits start at £295 and can cost up to £595.
“When it first happened, it felt like the end of the world,” Holly, a current full-time painter and business owner, told The Mirror, “but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. And I’m so grateful to have a job that I love.”
1. What does the underlined word “redundant” in paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Responsible. | B．Retired. | C．Unimportant. | D．Unemployed. |
| A．The netizens. | B．Holly’s parents. |
| C．Holly’s friends. | D．Customers losing their pets. |
| A．They speak highly of her paintings. |
| B．They don’t like her pet paintings. |
| C．They think her paintings need to be improved. |
| D．They think her paintings should include more details. |
| A．Interest is the best teacher. |
| B．Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| C．He who laughs last laughs best. |
| D．Failure is the mother of success. |
| A．To get a job. | B．To walk with him. | C．To give him notice. |
4 . The waste management park at Water Beach in Cambridge-shire handles 400,000 tons of recycling every year.
Fran Hawes is standing on the edge of a mountain of dry recycling. She says, “Some think it’s a discouraging thing, but for me personally, it is a huge responsibility.” Fran, who started to do the job at the age of 26, takes her job very seriously. “I am that annoying person at a party who will get everyone’s recycling and make sure everything goes in the right bin,” she admits. “That’s my job. That’s my mission. That’s what I need to do. It allows me to find my leadership style.”
Bin loader Richard Hughes and his colleagues clock on at the waste service garage in Peter-borough at 6:30 and are out emptying bins within half an hour. Richard works four 12-hour days and admits the pay and the condition are not great—but there are three days off which he can spare to his partner and children. His colleague Crystal Teal has been working as a bin loader for two and a half months. “I didn’t feel my last job gave me self-worth and general happiness, so I decided to change and do something completely different,” she says. “I decided to be a binman. It doesn’t bother me that men are mainly doing it,” Crystal adds. “It can be smelly some days, but go home and have a shower, you’ll be all right.”
“When householders put the wrong material in the recycling bins, it makes me feel angry that they are just putting it out there. We’re doing our job to serve them. We are providing service to take their rubbish away and they can’t do their part to put the right things in,” said Richard.
“Any problem has a solution—therefore I’m not afraid of a pile of waste,” Fran says. “To any normal person, this might be intimidating (令人生畏的). It’s a challenge. But this will be gone by Monday morning.”
1. Why does Fran Hawes make others annoyed at a party?| A．She asks everyone to be responsible for their jobs. | B．She still performs her task of waste sorting. |
| C．She hosts the party in a leadership way. | D．She might be smelly at parties. |
| A．She needed a well-paid job. | B．She preferred the three-day-off holiday. |
| C．It’s meaningful for her to do the job. | D．All the colleagues were friendly to her. |
| A．People didn’t take out their rubbish. | B．People threw away rubbish everywhere. |
| C．People didn’t sort their rubbish out rightly. | D．People picked out useful things from the bins. |
| A．Honest and determined. | B．Humorous and confident. |
| C．Sensitive and talented. | D．Responsible and optimistic. |
5 . When I started my company, a customer service number was put on the company’s website to better the communication with users. Somehow it rarely rang. So we abandoned it.
However, I thought phone support would have made sense. So, last year, I
“Again? We tried this before, but it didn’t work!” they responded, casting
“But companies evolve; circumstances change.” I argued.
Late last year, I convinced my company to give it a shot. So we started a two-week
This experience reminded me of the elephant-and-rope story. Baby elephants were
In business, not to mention life, all sorts of invisible mental ropes may hold us back. It results in missed opportunities and wasted
| A．admitted | B．imagined | C．enjoyed | D．proposed |
| A．annoyance | B．fear | C．doubt | D．regret |
| A．activity | B．trial | C．procedure | D．mission |
| A．significant | B．precise | C．perfect | D．common |
| A．amused | B．frustrated | C．astonished | D．pleased |
| A．partly | B．regularly | C．naturally | D．officially |
| A．injured | B．secured | C．moved | D．pulled |
| A．small | B．big | C．fat | D．short |
| A．held on | B．held back | C．set free | D．set apart |
| A．tried | B．reflected | C．persevered | D．failed |
| A．flexible | B．complex | C．fixed | D．simple |
| A．places | B．conditions | C．standards | D．systems |
| A．space | B．strength | C．money | D．potential |
| A．belief | B．excuse | C．ambition | D．information |
| A．mature | B．eager | C．fresh | D．optimistic |
1. Where is the day-care center?
| A．On the third floor. | B．Next to the company. | C．Above the lunchroom. |
| A．6 hours. | B．7 hours. | C．11 hours. |
| A．It is about 3,000 square feet. |
| B．The parents are near their children. |
| C．There are three separate classrooms. |
7 . Jobs Week: Find Your Next Job Here
▲ A Registered Nurse
Average salary: $ 65,470 per year
Top cities for hiring: San Antonio, Texas；Chicago, Illinois；Dallas, Texas
In the United States, registered nurses （RNs）are clinicians who have completed at least an associated degree in nursing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics（BLS）has identified it as one of the top ten occupations for career growth. RNs can either practice independently or as part of a healthcare team.
▲ A Retail Associate
Average salary：$ 21,410 per year
Top cities for hiring：Atlanta, Georgia；Houston, Texas；Chicago, Illinois
Retail workers sell products and help customers find the products they want. According to the BLS, nearly 14. 8 million people were employed as retail workers in 2014. Top places to find retail positions include Walmart, Target and Macy’s.
▲ A Truck Driver
Average salary：$ 46,000 per year
Top cities for hiring：Atlanta, Georgia；Houston, Texas；Indianapolis, Indiana
Truck driving doesn’t require a college degree and can pay well even at the entry-level stage. It takes a certain kind of person to work the long weeks away from home— but with a high level of demand, it can be a great career choice for someone who wants job security without the cubicle（工作间）.
▲ A Web Developer
Average salary：$ 62,500 per year
Top cities for hiring：Chicago, Illinois；New York；Atlanta, Georgia
Tech jobs like Web Developer frequently top lists of the best jobs for pay, worklife balance, and career welfare. The wide use of the Internet means that web developers are in continuous demand, and there are no education barriers preventing job seekers from learning programming languages like Java or Python.
1. According to the text, a registered nurse| A．can be paid at least US$ 70,000 every year. |
| B．must have an associate's degree in nursing. |
| C．is considered one of the top ten occupations with the most employees. |
| D．is a popular position in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| A．a registered nurse. | B．a retail associate. |
| C．a truck driver. | D．a web developer. |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a health magazine. |
| C．In a travel leaflet. | D．In a science report. |
8 . Worship Music Leader — First Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays. And working hours are flexible and the pay is about $18 an hour. Detailed job information will be posted on the Payroll Office’s window. If interested, send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at david@fpcnapa.org.
Catering Company — Oak Avenue is a most successful catering company searching for enthusiastic people to join their talented team of chefs and service professionals. Students’ part-time positions are available for ambitious chefs, bakers, service helpers, and captains. Please send a brief cover letter and resume to Maritza@oakovenuecatering.com or call 707-963-9278 for more information.
Caregiver Position — Looking for a caregiver to help with a 91-year-old woman who lives in Calistoga. She speaks both English and Spanish, but Spanish is her preference. She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do housework. She cannot be left alone because she has a fall risk. She walks with a walker on her own. Please call 925-785-8500 if interested.
Housekeeping Services — A responsible, professional, and experienced housekeeper is needed to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin. This person will be needed 2 or 3 times per week for about 8 hours per day. Please send an email for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history. Driver’s license is required. Pay will be $20-$25 per hour. To contact them, email recruitingangwin@gmail.com.
1. Which is the email address or contact number for those who want to become great bakers？| A．david@fpcnapa.org. |
| B．recruitingangwin@gmail.com. |
| C．925-785-8500. |
| D．707-963-9278. |
| A．Flexibility in working hours. |
| B．Speaking Spanish fluently. |
| C．Being able to drive. |
| D．Being a local in Angwin. |
| A．A hotel advertisement. |
| B．A job advertisement. |
| C．A household guide. |
| D．A tourist guide. |
1. How does the woman feel about the job the man offers?
| A．Unsatisfied. | B．Surprised. | C．Interested. |
| A．She worked for a summer camp. |
| B．She worked for the sports centre. |
| C．She worked with a sports student. |
| A．Looking after the equipment. |
| B．Teaching beginners to swim. |
| C．Making sure the swimmers are safe. |
| A．On the phone. | B．At a summer camp. | C．At the sports centre. |
10 . Envy (嫉妒) is a natural human emotion (情绪), and we writers suffer from it constantly. But if we allow it, our envy will eat us up inside and turn something we once loved (writing) into something we hate now.
Remind yourself why you write.
I write because it’s a main aspect of who I am. It satisfies me in a way nothing else does. Although I’m glad to cash whatever checks publishers send me, this is not my purpose.
Keep a positive comment file.
I’ve long kept a blurb(简介)file where I list positive comments reviewers have made about my work. I use these blurbs when it comes time to promote my work. I also read over them when I need to remind myself that I’m a pretty good writer. I take screenshots (截屏) of positive things people say about my work on social media.
You know what happens when you don’t see people posting about their writing successes all the time? You know nothing about them. And if you know nothing about them, you can’t be envious of them, can you? So sometimes leaving the social media alone might help you reduce the chance of being envious. Living your life in the real not the virtual world can remind you that your writing career is about you, not about anyone else.
Not focus on writing only.
You should bear in mind that there are more things to your life than your writing career. Hopefully you have friends and family who love you. Spend some time with them. Do you have any hobbies that don’t involve writing, something you do it simply because it’s fun and relaxing? Do that for a while. Take a break for a few days and don’t feel guilty about it.
| A．Cut down on social media. |
| B．Pay no attention to others successes. |
| C．I write not for money, but for emotional reward. |
| D．Using blurbs make me feel satisfied and relieved. |
| E．And I look at them when I need an emotional lift as well. |
| F．Therefore, how can we learn to live with it and reduce its influence? |
| G．Contenting yourself mentally and emotionally in turn benefits your writing. |
