If you live in the United States,the law says you can't have a fulltime job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15,you can work parttime after school or on weekends,and during summer,you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14 ,you can't earn (賺) your own money? Of course not!Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie,11. told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena,13 ， makes money by knitting (織) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. And Reisa,12 ， said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine,13. writes articles for different magazines ！

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money,you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others,using technology (技術(shù)) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it. However,when you make your own money,you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

(   ) 11. Kids can have fulltime jobs at the age of        in the USA.

   A. 17   B. 14   C. 13   D. 10

(   ) 12. If you are 15 years old,you can't work         .

   A. after school   B. on weekends

   C. during summer   D. on weekdays

(   ) 13. Reisa makes money by         .

   A. cleaning up other people's yards

   B. drawing pictures for others

   C. writing articles for different magazines

   D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

(   ) 14. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?

   A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.

   B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

   C. Earning one's money is better than asking for money from others.

   D. Kids don't need to get along with others when making money.

(   ) 15. From the passage we know that         .

   A. parents won't let their children earn their own money

   B. it's hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

   C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

   D. if kids try to earn money,they won't have enough time to study

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