My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment.

Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit union where he opened up his first bank account. While the credit officer was processing the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible place to store his passbook. "I know, Mom," he replied. "I' 11 keep it on my floor. "

Notes

(1) be proud of 為……感到自豪They were Very proud of their success.他們對他們的成功感到非常驕傲。

(2) layer n.層

(3) equipment n.設備

(4) accompany v.陪伴

(5) credit union 信用聯(lián)社

(6) account n.（銀行）賬戶

(7) process v.辦理

(8) accessible adj.可接近的，可用的

Exercises:

根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）

(1) The son was 17 years old.

(2) The parents are very proud of Jeff.

(3) The floor of Jeff' s room is always covered with layers of clothes, magazines, toys, and sports equipment.

(4) The mother took Jeff to open their first bank account.

(5) Jeff will keep the money on the floor.

放在地板上

我的兒子杰弗，十六歲。他是一個令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你別去看他房間的地板，那上面總是堆滿了一層層的衣服、雜志及運動器材。

不久前，我?guī)Ы芨サ叫庞寐?lián)社去開他自己的賬戶，這是他第一次開銀行賬戶。當信用社職員在辦理手續(xù)的時候，我便告訴杰弗說他需要一個安全可靠的地方來保存密碼本?！拔抑?，媽媽，”他回答說，“我會在地板上找到地方的。”

練習參考答案

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