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today. "Your brother," she says, "he"s showered twice this afternoon. Does he know how much it costs
to run this house?" Are we limiting water now? I didn"t think the recession(萧条) had got that bad. My
poor brother is a boomerang kid. Like 60 percent of guys immediately after university, he"s back at
home. Graduating ￡15,000 in debt and faced with unpaid internships(实习期) or low wages thanks
to the flooding of the market with graduates, a lot of twentysomethings simply don"t have the necessary
income or parental support to live independently.
Three years after getting their degree, most graduates are still not earning above the average salary.
They have a near 50 percent tax burden, thanks to student loan repayments and council tax on top of
income tax and national insurance. Unless you have parents who can afford to finance what is effectively
a second home for them, returning to the parental nest is often the only affordable option.
The boomerang effect is becoming even more pronounced thanks to the recession. One in four of
those losing their job during the downturn is under 25. Only 13 percent of final-year students have jobs.
Home is the only place many are going: 111,000 16-29 year olds moved back home in 2008, five times
the average of previous years.
Boomeranging is bad news. It poses serious problems for parents" finances. They"ve already
supported their children through university, topping up loans with handouts, averaging ￡12,300 in total,
to keep twentysomethings afloat. Now their retirement savings are being eaten away by continuously
dependent children.
It’s bad for the returning kids too. Ambitious young people will be left frustrated, seeing their
university peers from more wealthy backgrounds excel only because parents" money was there to
support them through the initial period of poverty wages. Those living in rural areas are further
disadvantaged by lack of access to cities where most new jobs are located. Half of all young people
now feel they will not achieve their goals. Research by the Prince"s Trust reveals that one-quarter of
all 16-25 year olds are regularly down or depressed. And depression does not help self-motivation,
the very trait needed to seek out job opportunities.
B. she thinks her son is selfish
C. her son is an economic burden
D. she wants to have a shower herself
B. A person who has heavy tax burden.
C. A youth who cannot get parental support.
D. A youth returning to parents after graduation.
graduates?
B. Income tax.
C. Council income.
D. Student loans.
B. Those who are supported through by their parents.
C. Those who can have access to the urban facilities.
D. Those who were born into the well-off families.
B. Boomerang Kids
C. Unemployment Rate
D. Falling Incomes
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试题【阅读理解。 Normally when I pop in to see my parents, my mum bursts out of the ho】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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__1__ the great day of giftgiving in advance.
Each day the children produced some new __2__ - strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets and
German bell.Through it all she remained alone, __3__ from a distance, seemingly miles away.I wondered
what __4__ happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn.I hoped the festivities
would __5__ her.But nothing did.The students made the fried marbles and competed with one anther to
bring the __6__ ones.
The day of giftgiving finally came.We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were __7__.All
along, she sat quietly watching.To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her.She opened it so slowly
and carefully.I waited but she __8__.I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had __9__ around
herself.
After school, I sat down in a chair, hardly __10__ of what was happening, when she came to me
with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled, __11__ it had been held many
times by __12__, childish hands.She said nothing."For me?" I asked.She didn"t say a word, but __13__
her head.I took the box and cautiously opened it.There inside, glistening green, a fried marble __14__
from a golden chain.Then I looked into that eight－year－old __15__ and saw the question in her dark
brown eyes.In a flash, I knew - she had __16__ it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before
and would never hold her or brush her hair or __17__ her childish joys or sorrows.
I meant it when I whispered, "Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful.Your mother would __18__ it." Neither of
us could stop the __19__.She threw herself into my arms and we wept together.And for that brief
moment, I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest __20__ of all: her trust and love.
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| I’m going to share my most embarrassing experience in life with you. It turned out to be one of my life’s most valuable 1 . This summer, I 2 a dance camp organized by the high school dance team. We went to learn new tricks, techniques and knowledge about the art of dance. I arrived at the camp, being very 3 of my ability to be a good dancer; of course I was 4 high marks and praise. My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class, which I felt was a right 5 . However, when the class began I 6 that I did not know as much as I thought I did. My over-confidence 7 me to fall flat on my face. It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps, leaps and other 8 tricks except me. All of that “former experience” got me nowhere. Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to 9 immediately. My frustration kept me from doing my best. As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing. On the stage I 10 forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there, looking 11 , while the other girls performed like professionals. How embarrassing it was! From this experience I 12 that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are; there is always someone out there that can do it 13 than you. I also learned that there is always room for 14 , and I should do my best whatever the situation is. I know if I do not try my best, I will 15 even before I begin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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