When John Yuen was in Form 3, his father had an accident on a building site. As a result, Mr Yuen was unable to work and had to stay at home. He received some compensation but was not enough to support his family. John realized that he would have to leave school and get a job to help his family.
John obtained a job as a laborer on a building site but he did not like the work because it had no prospects. john wrote to an uncle in Scotland and asked him for a job in his restaurant. Uncle Paul did not reply immediately because he was opening a new restaurant. Then he wrote to John and said:
- "I'm sorry but I can't give you a job now because you're too young and inexperienced. The UK Government would not allow you to stay here. However, if you really want to work over here, I can tell you what you must do.
- First of all, choose a good restaurant in Kowloon. Go to the restaurant, see the manager, and ask for a job so that you can learn any kind of Chinese cooking. You'll have to start at the bottom and do all the dirty jobs. Later on, the cooks will let you help them. In the evening, go to classes at one of Polytechnics so that you can continue with your education and learn about cooking.
- After three or four years, try to get a certificate from the Polytechnic and from the manager of the restaurant to prove that you are a good cook.
- Write to me when you have done this. I'll tell the Government here that I need another Hong Kong cook. Then you can come and stay here at the tie. After five years, you can get a British passport. Good luck."
John discussed Uncle Paul's letter with his parents. They agreed with the advice in it, so John went to Kowloon and obtained a job in a large restaurant. he enrolled in classes at the Hong Kong Polytechnic in Hung Hom, and worked hard by day and in the evening. Four years later, he wrote to Uncle Paul again and was offered a job at a new restaurant his uncle had opened in Manchester. That was several years ago. Since then, John has worked for his uncle for eight years. Now he is planning to move to London and open his own restaurant. He hopes to provide jobs for his two younger brothers.
1. In the first paragraph, we are told that Mr Yuen received compensation, so we know that somebody
A. operated on him.
B. gave him a disease
C. blamed him for the accident
D. paid him some money.
2. Scotland is
A. in England
B. part of England
C. part of the United Kingdom
D. near the U.K.
3. John's action in leaving school was .... one.
A. an unselfish
B. an unnecessary
C. a foolish
D. a selfish
4. At the end of four years, John had to get a ... to show that he could cook.
A. test
B. examination
C. certificate
D. diploma
5. John did not like his first job because it had no prospects. Then we can guess that John was
A. afraid of hard work
B. ambitious
C. aware that the work was dangerous
D. lazy.
6. When John received Uncle Paul's letter, the first thing he did was ...
A. look for a good restaurant
B. enroll in classes at a Polytechnic
C. talk to his parents about it
D. write and thank his uncle
7. When Uncle Paul said that was was inexperienced, he meant that John
A. had not been in Forms 4 and 5
B. had not passed his Form 5 exam
C. did not know how to cook
D. was much too young
8. How old is John Yuen now, as far as we can tell from the passage?
A. 18-19
B. 22-23
C. 25-26
D. 28-29
9. Why did Uncle Paul tell John to choose a good restaurant?
A. It would be easier for John to get a job there
B. John would get better training and experience.
C. There would be more employees and more chance of getting a job.
D. He would receive much more money.
10. In line19, "Enrolled in" is similar in meaning to
A. obtained information about
B. joined
C. worked very hard
D. found out about
