confidence       socialising       hard graft       independence

4. Since Li has had her baby she's cut her working hours and now works ______.

part-time       full-time       Saturday job       socialising

5. Quitting my job and moving to the countryside has given me a new ______.

freedom sense       sense and freedom       sensible freedom       sense of freedom

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false: Part-time jobs for children are only done on a Saturday?

False. A Saturday job is a general term we use to describe part-time work done by teenagers on any day of the week but it is often Saturday when they are not at school.

2. What have employers blamed for adults being ill-prepared for full-time work?

Not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers' organisations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment.

3. Why have some school children decided not to do a part-time job?

So they can study hard and get good exam results.

4. Which word used in the article means 'a situation where things are equal'?

Balance. "To get the right balance."

5. What has happened to the number of British children doing part-time work?

It has decreased. The number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.

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