单选题
Covering the Cost All by Himself

University life is in no way cheap in Canada. It costs Peter Kemp, a computer science major at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, C $18,000 a year. Amazingly, the 21-year-old is covering the cost by himself.
For the past three years, Kemp has done a range of part-time jobs to pay for his tuition and living expenses. Last semester alone, he worked five jobs for 32—40 hours a week. Life is busy, but Kemp enjoys it.
"Doing part-time jobs gives me economic independence," said Kemp, who will begin his senior year this fall. "Having economic independence gives me the ability to take control of my life and make my own decisions," said Kemp. "It has also helped me understand the value of money."
Among Kemp"s five jobs last semester, two were on campus. For one, he helped maintain the university"s computer labs. For the other, he worked at the IT service desk to help students and teachers solve their computer problems. He also worked for a small company that develops GPS systems. This job paid him well at C $27 an hour.
"These jobs made me put what I"ve learned in university to practical use," Kemp said. "I accomplished creative and imaginative tasks by applying my abilities to the work."
Good time management skills help Kemp balance work and study. He"s a top student in his class. And he will be the student association chairman for his department beginning next semester. It"s a position that he has desired for a long time. "It will give me the opportunity to be the voice for my fellow students and make a difference," says Kemp.
"I believe one of the key secrets to juggling (应对) everything is to avoid putting off tasks. This can leave you stressed and reduce the quality of your work and health," he said.
"I often make a list of the things I need to do each day and rank them by their importance. The list helps me decide what task I should do first and when I should complete it. Remember to ask for help when you think you can"t finish something on time, or can"t finish it by yourself."
单选题 Who is Peter Kemp?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。根据第一段中“It costs Peter Kemp, a computer science major at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, C$18,000 a year.”可知，彼得·肯普是温哥华英属哥伦比亚理工学院计算机科学专业的学生。故选D。
单选题 How did he manage to pay his tuition and living expenses?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。由文章第二段中“For the past three years, Kemp has done a range of part-time jobs to pay for his tuition and living expenses.”可知，彼得·肯普在过去三年里通过各种各样的兼职工作挣学费和生活费。故选C。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT directly mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having economic independence?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。文章围绕肯普独立自主挣钱上大学的事展开说明，第三段提到经济独立给他带来的影响与启示。从肯普的话“Having economic independence gives me the ability to take control of my life and make my own decisions.” said Kemp. “It has also helped me understand the value of money.”可知，经济独立能使他有能力掌控自己的生活，自己做决定，还能理解金钱的价值。唯独没有直接提到生活不易，故选C。
单选题 Kemp is able to balance work and study due to his ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。由文章第六段第一句“Good time management skills help Kemp balance work and study.”可知彼得·肯普之所以能够平衡工作与学习，是因为他有效、合理地支配时间。故选A。
单选题 The phrase "putting off" in Paragraph 7 means ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词义猜测题。根据第七段彼得说的话“This can leave you stressed and reduce the quality of your work and health”可知，这会让你倍感压力，也会降低工作质量和健康状况，这和之前提到的合理支配时间相反，故选C，postponing表示“拖延”。