Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim. Ron's easy manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around 25% less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier. “I've had a drop in pay,but I've cut back on spending,too.Iseldom drive to work so don't have to
30.A.hospitals
31.A.followed
32.A.dropped
33.A.discovered
34.A.praising
35.A.married
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It's that time of the year-graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college.
One amazing(令人惊叹的)16 -year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma(毕业证书)before her high school diploma. How'd she do that?
“Hard work and dedication(专心致志),”she told a local TV news station,“have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time.”She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She's one of the 9 children,all home-schooled until the age of13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays basketball in her college team in her spare time. 36.Why does the author say that Grace is amazing?
A.She finished high school earlier than others.
B.She never went to bed before 11 p.m.
C.She graduated from college at 16.
D.She got two diplomas from the same school.
37.Which of the following is the key to Grace's success?
A.Taking college courses at 13. B.Doing high school and college at the same time.
C.Being born in a professor's family. D.Being devoted to her studies.
38.What did the parents do to help Grace with her education?
A.They shared with her college history lessons.
B.They taught her until she was 13.
C.They made her interested in math.
D.They hired a part-time teacher.
39.What do Grace's parents want her to be in future?
A.A news reporter.
C.A university teacher.
B
Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim. Ron's easy manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around 25% less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier. “I've had a drop in pay,but I've cut back on spending,too.Iseldom drive to work so don't have to
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pay as much for petrol(汽油) .I don't drink as much .Igo walking in my lunch break and I've lost 20 kilos.I love going to work.The whole family is a lot happier 。’
When one of his brothers called, offering to help him find“a real job”,he answered,“I don't care.I know what I'm doing is good.”
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage(分期付款)to pay and kids to clothe and feed,but in the end he feels it is a simple choice.“If you're in a job you don't like,get out.Money's not everything.If you don't like it,change-find something you're going to be happy with."
40.What is Ron's new job like?
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