But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money．Even though he earns a lot，he cannot drive a car，take out a mortgage(抵押货款)，or get credit cards．David got his job with the Liverpool?based company four months ago，a year after leaving school with six O levels and working for a time in a computer shop．“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs．” he said．David spends some of his money on records and clothes，and gives his mother 50 pounds a week．But most of his spare time is spent working．
“Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school．” he said，“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time．I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school．Most people in this business are fairly young，anyway．” David added：“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility．You never know when the market might disappear．”
（ ）24．In which way is David different from people of his age？
A．He often goes out with friends．
B．He lives with his mother．
C．He has a handsome income．
D．He graduated with six O?levels．
（ ）25．What is one of the problems that David is facing now？
A．He is too young to get a credit card．
B．He has no time to learn driving．
C．He has very little spare time．
D．He will soon lose his job．
（ ）26．Why was David able to get the job in the company？
A．He had done well in all his exams．
B．He had written some computer programs．
C．He was good at playing computer games．
D．He had learnt to use computers at school．
（ ）27．Why did David decide to leave school and start working？
A．He received lots of job offers．
B．He was eager to help his mother．
C．He lost interest in school studies．
D．He wanted to earn his own living．
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Joe Biggs was a butcher．His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts of southern England．He worked in it for many years while his father was there．Then，when his father reached the age of 65，he stopped working in the shop．Joe was alone in it，so he had to work harder．Joe worked five and a half days a week．His shop shut at one o?clock on Thursday，and it was shut the whole of Sunday．Saturdays were the busiest days．
Joe had a big refrigerator in his shop，but he tried not to buy too much meat at a time．One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one．“I'm sorry I'm very late，” she said，“but some people have just telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight，and I need some more meat．” Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop．He had sold all the rest earlier in the day．He took the piece out and said to the woman．“This is ￡7．15．”“That piece is too small，” the woman answered．“Haven't you got anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop，opened the refrigerator，put the piece of meat into it，took it out again and shut the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise．Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said，“This piece is bigger and more expensive．It's ￡9．30．”“Good，” the woman answered with a smile．“Give me both of them，please．”
（ ） 28．Joe worked alone in the shop _________．
A．on Saturdays
B．on Thursdays
C．after his father died
D．after his father stopped working
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