如何平衡兼职与学业的关系？

When Sarah was young, she vowed to have her own car on her 18th birthday, so she got a job. Three years on, Sarah has her car, although she had to borrow money from her parents to achieve her goal. Sarah is among the 66 percent of Australian girls in their last year at school who work part-time, compared with slightly more than half the boys. She says she has been fortunate in working from the start for the same employer, the children’s clothing company, Pumpkin Patch. “I got the job through a friend who was working for the store and I used to do three shifts a week of around five hours each time,” Sarah says.
She hopes to be admitted into Victoria University. “Many students don’t work part-time because they want to concentrate on their studies but I think it’s a good way to have a break from schoolwork,” she says. “By the end of the week, having a job is a sort of refuge for me after sitting looking at books all day.”
Most students benefit from their experience of part-time work, provided the hours are not excessive, according to a report from the National Education Research. The researchers say students with a job work an average of 12 hours a week. They find combining school and work has a “negative impact” on school results if the job takes up more than five hours a week. 
Just as Sarah found, most students enjoy going because the money they earn gives them greater independence. But many young workers do not know how much they should be paid or what legal requirements apply to their employers. Reports said a number of school students were spending increasing time at work and that tens of thousands suffered injuries, which attracted the attention of the government.

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1.How many hours did Sarah have to work one week?

A 3 hours.

B 12 hours.

C 15 hours.

D 20 hours.

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第一段最后一句的I used to do three shifts a week of around five hours each time可知她每周工作三次，每次工作约5个小时，所以Sarah过去每周工作约15小时。故选C。

2.The underlined word “refuge” in the second paragraph means “ ______”.

A shift

B break

C study

D work

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据上句的but I think it’s a good way to have a break from schoolwork可知她做兼职工作能够从繁忙的学习中得到休息，根据语境可知refuge的意思也应是“休息”。故选B。

3.If students don’t let the part-time work affect their study, they must _____.

A work for the same employer

B find jobs in the children’s clothing company

C work less than five hours a week

D get as many shifts as they can

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的They find combining school and work has a “negative impact” on school results if the job takes up more than five hours a week可知如果想让学生的兼职不影响学习所要做的就是一周工作不要超过五个小时。故选C。

4.What can the government do to help the working students?

A They can stop the students taking part-time job.

B They can take measures to protect the students’ legal rights and safty.

C They can find more jobs for the working students.

D They can make the employers provide more jobs.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、三句的内容可知那些兼职的学生要面对很多不公正的待遇，而且在工作中还会受伤，而这些现象已经引起了政府的注意，据此可以推知政府可以采取相关措施来保护学生。故选B。