单选题 Computer programmer Brendan Tammy earned &55000 a year by designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are looking for jobs. Brendan's biggest headache is how to use his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards.
Brendan got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olive's(普通成绩)and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs. " he said.
"I suppose 55000 pounds sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year. "He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week as he lives with his parents. But 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. 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. "

单选题 Why is Brendan so different from other young people of his age?

A. He earns an extremely high payment.
B. He has got a job.
C. He lives at home with his parents.
D. He does not go out much.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。题目询问布伦丹·塔米为何与其他同龄的年轻人不同。从第一段：...earned￡55000 a year by designing new computer games，...得知。

单选题 Brendan's greatest problem is that______.

A. he can't be treated as an adult by the bank
B. he can't make as many games as he wishes
C. he doesn't know what to buy with the money
D. he had learnt to use computers at school

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节推断题。题目询问布伦丹的最大问题是什么。从文章第一段he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card．Instead，he has been told to wait another two years until he is18．可推知他不能被银行当成年人看待。

单选题 He left school after taking six Olive's because______. A. he was afraid that the market might disappear B. he did not enjoy school at all C. he wanted to work on computers [ D 1 he wanted to become a millionaire and retire early

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节推断题。题目询问布伦丹以6项普通成绩离开学校的原因。从文章第五段“Unforttmately，computing was not part of our studies at school”和“I knew what 1 wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”可推知。

单选题 Why does Brendan think he might retire early?

A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire(百万富翁).
C. One has to be young to write computer programs.
D. He thinks his company might close down.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 判断推理题。题目询问布伦丹要提前退休的原因。从文章最后一段最后两句：I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility．YOH never know when the market might disappear得知，也就是说他认为计算机游戏不可能一直这么好。