1. Post-reading Activities I. Reading for the Main Idea—Skimming Skim the reading and choose the best answer. ( ) The reading is mainly about ___. (A) the importance of needing something (B) the meaning of wanting something (C) the difference between needing and wanting something (D) the balance between schoolwork and play C

2. Post-reading Activities II. Reading for Details Scanning Scan the reading and choose the best answer to each of the following questions or statements.

3. Post-reading Activities ( ) 1. According to the reading, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) The speaker’s teachers believed that he could handle everything he was doing well. (B) The speaker used to mess up his priorities and do poorly in school. (C) To the speaker, it was a piece of cake for him to do his schoolwork, play basketball, and have a job all at the same time. (D) The speaker could always concentrate in class. B

4. Post-reading Activities ( ) 2. The speaker’s teachers got angry with him because he ___. (A) had a bad attitude toward them (B) liked to argue with them in class (C) couldn’t concentrate and usually dozed off in class (D) liked to hang around with his friends after school C

5. Post-reading Activities ( ) 3. How did the speaker deal with his basketball practices? (A) He missed two practices and lost the chance to play as a substitute in a game. (B) He made it to all the practices and had a part-time job at the same time. (C) He didn’t care about the practices because they took up most of his time every day. (D) He hated to go to the practices because he often argued with his coach. A

6. Post-reading Activities ( ) 4. How did the speaker deal with his money in the past? (A) He used to give it to his parents. (B) He used to save most of it. (C) He used to spend it on the things he really needed. (D) He used to spend it on the things he wanted. D

7. Post-reading Activities ( ) 5. According to the reading, what is the main difference between the speaker’s past and present life? (A) He used to go to the basketball practices, but now he seldom does. (B) He used to concentrate in class, but now he often dozes off. (C) He used to mess up his priorities, but now he can manage them better. (D) He used to study hard, but now he just wants to make more money. C

8. Post-reading Activities III. Topics for Discussion 1. What changes has the speaker made about his schoolwork, basketball practices and money management? 2. When you get a part-time job and make your own money, what will you want or need to buy first? Why?