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一．David? Jones? and His Salar?y 　 Compu?ter progr?ammer? David? Jones? earns? ￡35,000 a year desig?ning new compu?ter games?, yet he canno?t find a bank prepa?red to let him have a chequ?e card. Inste?ad, he has been told to wait anoth?er two years?, until? he is 18. 　　The 16-year-old works? for a small? firm In Livep?ool, where? the probl?em of most young? peopl?e of his age is findi?ng a job. David?’s firm relea?ses two new games? for the home compu?ter marke?t each month?. 　　But David?’s bigge?st heada?che is what to do with his money?. Despi?te his salar?y, earne?d buy inven?ting new progr?ams, with bonus? payme?nts and profi?t-shari?ng, he canno?t drive? a car, buy a house?, or obtai?n credi?t cards?. 　　He lives? with his paren?ts in Livep?ool. His compa?ny has to pay ￡150 a month? in taxi fares? to get him the five miles? to work and back every? day becau?se David? canno?t drive?. 　　David? got his job with the Livep?ool-based? compa?ny four month?s ago, a year after? leavi?ng schoo?l and worki?ng for a time in a compu?ter shop. I got the job becau?se the peopl?e who run the firm knew I had alrea?dy writt?en some progr?ams, he said. 　　I suppo?se ￡35,000 sound?s a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year. He spend?s some of his money? on recor?ds and cloth?es, and gives? his mothe?r ￡20 a week. But most of his spare? time is spent? worki?ng. 　　unfor?tunat?ely, compu?ting was not part of our studi?es at schoo?l, he said. But I had been study?ing it in books? and magaz?ines for four years? in my spare? time. I knew what I wante?d to do and never? consi?dered? stayi?ng on at schoo?l. Most peopl?e in this busin?ess are fairl?y young?, anywa?y. 　　David? added?: I would? like to earn a milli?on and I suppo?se early? retir?ement? is a possi?bilit?y. You never? know when the marke?t might? disap?pear. 　　 　　1. Why is David? diffe?rent from other? young? peopl?e of his age? 　　A) Becau?se he earns? an extre?mely high salar?y. 　　B) Becau?se he is not unemp?lo