B
ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￥35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard(信用卡).Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David’sfirmreleases(推出)twonewgamesforthefastthrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.
ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalot,hecannotd riveacar,takeoutamortgage(抵押贷款),orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.
“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded:“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement(退休)isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightd isappear.”
60.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?
A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.
C.Hehasahandsomeincome.D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.
正确答案：C
