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1. Why do many American college students have part-time jobs?
A. To become famous
B. To pay their way through college and gain work skills
C. To avoid studying
D. To travel around the USA
B. To pay their way through college and gain work skills
2. Where can part-time cashiers work?
A. Only in supermarkets
B. Supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and college campus bookshops
C. Only at car washes
D. Only at schools
B. Supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and college campus bookshops
3. What does a cashier give a customer after taking the money?
A. A menu
B. A qualification
C. A receipt
D. A ticket
C. A receipt
4. What is one thing a cashier needs to have?
A. A driving license
B. A friendly and polite manner
C. Special qualifications
D. Physical strength
B. A friendly and polite manner
5. What is the world's first car wash mentioned in the passage?
A. A car wash in New York
B. A car wash in Detroit
C. A car wash in California
D. A car wash in Chicago
B. A car wash in Detroit
6. What does a cashier need to have a head for?
A. Figures
B. Cars
C. Customers
D. Food
A. Figures
7. Why do some students find cashier jobs boring?
A. They work outdoors.
B. They work alone.
C. They sit down all day handling money.
D. They have to wash cars.
C. They sit down all day handling money.
8. When can students work as car wash attendants?
A. In the evenings or at weekends
B. Only in the mornings
C. Only during school hours
D. Only during holidays
A. In the evenings or at weekends
9. What do students NOT need to work as car wash attendants?
A. Physical fitness
B. Special qualifications
C. Teamwork
D. Time in the evenings or at weekends
B. Special qualifications
10. Why can working at a car wash be more sociable?
A. Students work as part of a team.
B. Students work with customers all day.
C. Students work in a college bookshop.
D. Students can work from home.
A. Students work as part of a team.
11. What is one possible benefit of working as a cashier?
A. Very high wages
B. A chance of promotion
C. Working outdoors
D. Free food
B. A chance of promotion
12. Which job is described as low-paid and often outdoors?
A. Cashier
B. College bookshop worker
C. Car wash attendant
D. Fast food manager
C. Car wash attendant
13. Which job requires workers to be physically fit?
A. Cashier
B. Car wash attendant
C. College bookshop worker
D. Customer
B. Car wash attendant
14. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cashiers always earn high wages.
B. Car wash attendants need special qualifications.
C. Cashiers may have a chance of promotion.
D. Car wash attendants only work during the day.
C. Cashiers may have a chance of promotion.
Which statement BEST compares the two jobs?
A. Both jobs require special qualifications and high wages.
B. Cashier jobs are more physically demanding than car wash jobs.
C. Both jobs can be suitable for students, but they have different advantages and disadvantages.
D. Car wash jobs are only suitable for students who study at college.
C. Both jobs can be suitable for students, but they have different advantages and disadvantages.