【IfyouliveintheUnitedStates,thelaw(法律)saysyoucan’thaveafull-timejobuntilyouare16yearsold.At14or15,youcanworkpart-timeafterschooloronweekends,andduringsummervacationsyoucanwork40hourseachweek.D】

　　IfyouliveintheUnitedStates,thelaw(法律)saysyoucan’thaveafull-timejobuntilyouare16yearsold.At14or15,youcanworkpart-timeafterschooloronweekends,andduringsummervacationsyoucanwork40hourseachweek.Doesthatmeanifyouareyoungerthan14,youcan’tmakeyourownmoney?Ofcoursenot!Kidswhoarebetweentheagesof10and13canmakemoneybydoinglotsofthings.

　　Valerie,11,oftenmakesmoneybycleaningupotherpeople’syards.Lana,13,makesmoneybyknitting（织）sweatersfordogsandsellingthemtoherneighbors,andLisasaidshehadstartedtakingartclassesandshowingherworkstopeople.Peoplehaveaskedherdrawpicturesforthemandtheypayherforthem.Jasmine,12,writesarticlesfordifferentmagazines!

　　Makingmoneyislearning.Byworkingtomakeyourownmoney,youarelearningtheskillsyouneedtosucceedinlife.Theseskillscanincludethingslikegettingalongwithothers,usingtechnology(技术)andusingyourtime.Somepeoplethinkthataskingformoneyisaloteasierthanearning(挣)it.However,whenyoumakeyourownmoney,youdon’thavetodependonsomeoneelse.Thefivedollarsthatyouearnwillprobablymakeyoufeelalotbetterthanthetwentydollarsyouaskfor.

　　小题1:Kidscanhavefull-timejobsattheageof .A．10B．13C．15D．16小题2:Ifyouare15yearsold,youcan’twork intheUSAA．afterschoolB．atschooltimeC．onweekendsD．duringsummervacations小题3:HowdoesLisamakemoney?A．BydrawingpicturesforothersB．Bycleaningupotherpeople’syardsC．Bywritingarticlesfordifferentmagazines.D．Byknittingsweatersfordogsandsellingthemtoherneighbors.小题4:Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.KidsareencouragedtoliveindependentlyintheUSA.

　　B.Americankidsarelearninghowtosucceedbyworkingintheirteens.

　　C.Americankidsdon’tneedtogetalongwithotherswhenmakingmoney.

　　D.Thewriterthinksearningone’smoneyisbetterthanaski