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Few students would dream of getting a job as a shoe shiner working along the str

Few students would dream of getting a jobas a shoe shiner working along the street. College students, in their own eyesand in the eyes of the public, are expected to get at least a proper job, ifnot working in a high-income or white-collar position.

Cai Yong’s decision to work as a shoe shinershocked not only his parents, who had high hopes for him, but also hisgirlfriend.

“It is right for young graduates to beambitious (有抱负的).But they have to start in a solid

and down-to-earth way,” Cai said. Cai isnot alone in making such a choice. The company has got

12 college students in all.

“I come for the 800 yuan monthly pay,” saidXiao Ji, who is a student from Nanjing University. “I have grown up and nolonger live on my parents,” he said.

“Working as shoe shiners can mean a brightfuture,” Cai said.

Not everyone can accept this job choice.Cai’s girlfriend left him because she felt ashamed to be with a shoe shiner,and Cai accepted the fact. “This is the price to be paid for a job,” he said.

A former shoe shiner, Zhong Haibo, from amedical college, believes it was a good training for the rest of his life.“There is nothing I can’t do after working as a shoe shiner,” Zhong said,meaning that such kind of experience in early life is helpful in a future job.

39. Cai Yong decided to workas          .

A. a college teacher  B. a companymanager  C. a shoe shiner   D. a medicine maker

40. Why did Cai’s girlfriend leavehim?  

A. They didn’t get along well with eachother.   B. Her parents didn’t like him.

C. She found it a shame to marry a shoeshiner.  D. Cai had got a new girlfriend.

41. Most people think Cai’schoice          .

A. unbelievable     B.nice                 C.enjoyable      D. wonderful

42. From the passage we know ZhongHaibo          .

A. doesn’t like college life                          B.thinks highly of working as shoe shiners

C. is a middle schoolstudent                       D. is still a shoe shiner at the moment

 

试题答案

【答案】

 C

 C

 A

 B

【解析】