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Computer programmer Brendan Tammy earned￡ 55 000 a year by designing new computer
games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told
to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are looking
for jobs. Brendan ' s biggest headache is how to use his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards.
Brendan got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olive ' s(普通成绩)
and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs. " he said.
"I suppose 55 000 pounds sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year. "
He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, " he said. "But I had been
studying it'in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do
and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.
I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休)is a possibility. You never
know when the market might disappear. "
68. Why is Brendan so different from other young people of his age？
[ A] He earns an extremely high payment.
[ B ] He has got a job.
[ C] He lives at home with his parents.
[ D]He does not go out much.