It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold 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 any more 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.
A.school B.bed C.study D.work
A.around B.after C.until D.during
A.afternoon B.noon C.morning D.night
A.stand B.appreciate C.notice D.watch
A.lasted B.started C.rested D.developed
A.fired B.forced C.persuaded D.hired
A.give B.observe C.attend D.help
A.designed B.enjoying C.ruining D.joining
A.looking forward to B.looking out of C.looking down upon D.looking into
A.recognize B.save C.conduct D.buy
A.roughly B.actually C.luckily D.suddenly
A.reward B.problem C.goal D.job
A.slowly B.calmly C.seriously D.quickly
A.friends B.colleagues C.students D.teachers
A.directly B.fast C.early D.hard
A.clear B.busy C.excited D.disappointed
A.search for B.think about C.wait for D.write down
A.factory B.square C.park D.theatre
A.experts B.teenagers C.foreigners D.villagers
A.habit B.tradition C.schedule D.determination