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Cmputer programmerDvid Jones earns ￥35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job.Dvid’s firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.
ButDvid’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 (抵押贷款), or get credit cards.Dvid 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.Dvid spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week.Bt 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.”Dvid added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.” 【題組】61. What is one of the problems thatDvid 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.
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