Question

Jane Jones is fifteen years old. She lives in Denver, Colorado. Denver is a big city. It is a modern city. It is also a center for business. ere are many banks in Denver. The Young Americans Bank is one of
e Young Americans Bank of Denver is a very special bank. It is a >r the young, but it offers all the services of a big commercial bank. Young Americans Bank gives young people an idea of how a bank This prepares them for the future.
e bank has the same rules as any other bank in the USA. The bank ot give out loans at a low interest and it does not make exceptions. a wise strategy: if a bank gives out loans at a low interest or makes ons, young people will not learn anything. They will not be prepared I future.
The Young Americans Bank, as any other bank, offers customers e basic services: checking accounts, loans and money deposits or savings.
Jane comes up to the bank. She knows that it is a bank for teenagers.
Jane is going to put her 75 dollars into this bank. It is the first deposit that she makes. The teller sees the girl and smiles. She always smiles to greet a customer.
Jane's parents encourage her to start saving money for college. She must also learn how to deal with money. She earns a little working at the local McDonald's. Often she trims garden shrubs. From now on Jane will deposit small sums to set money aside for college.
The teller greets the girl:
—Hi. How are you doing?
—Fine, thank you, — answers Jane. — I'd like to open an account and deposit $75 in it.
Jane takes out two fifty-dollar bills and places them on the counter. She looks at the teller expectantly. She is a shy girl, and not very talkative. The bank intimidates her a little, but she knows she has to learn how to earn and save money.
— You'd like to deposit seventy-five
dollars. Right? — asks the teller approv
ingly. ,
The teller is a woman in her fifties. She looks at Jane with kind attentiveness. She does not rush her clients. The clients of this bank are very young and they have to learn. If they learn, they will become good customers. And tellers have jobs if the bank has customers. If there are no clients, there is no work for tellers to do.
Jane looks at the teller and nods her head. She likes this lady. She feels comfortable and her confidence grows.
—Yes, please, — Jane smiles shyly.
—You are opening your first savings account, right?
—Yes, — says Jane.
—Fine, — says the teller. She hands Jane her new credit card and the change.

1. What word is missing!

1. Denver is a center__ business.
2. This bank offers all the services of a big bank.
3. It does not give out__ at a low interest.
4. It does not exceptions.
5. The bank customers three basic services.
6. The teller always smiles to_ a customer.
7. She must also learn how to deal___ money.
8. Often she garden shrubs.
9. Jane will deposit small sums to set money for college.
10. The bank___ her a little.

2. Do you remember the article!

1. It is a bank for___ young.
2. This prepares them for__ future.
3. This bank offers all __ services of a big commercial bank.
4. The Young Americans Bank of Denver gives young people an idea of how bank works.
5. It does not give out loans at_ low interest.

3. Put in the correct verb form.

1. Jane {to come) up to the Young Americans Bank.
2. The tellers (to see) the girl and (to smile).
3. Jane's mother (to encourage) her to start saving money for college.
4. Jane can (to deal) with money. She (to deal) with it as an expert.
5. Jane (to deposit) small sums to set money aside for college.

4. True or false! Correct the statements if they are wrong.

1. The Young Americans Bank is one of many banks in Denver.
2. The Young Americans Bank is one of many banks for the young.
3. Jane Jones lives in Colorado, Denver.
4. No one over the age of twenty-two can be a customer of the Young Americans Bank.
5. The bank gives out loans at a low interest.
6. Jane's parents encourage her to save money.
7. Jane often works at the local gas station.
8.When Jane's confidence grows she feels more comfortable.
9. After she walks out of the bank, Jane puts her credit card away into her bag.
10. The Young Americans Bank is a bank for teenagers.

Answer 1

1. 1) for ; 2) commercial ; 3) loans ; 4) make ; 5) offers ; 6) greet ; 7) with ; 8) trims ; 9) aside ; 10) intimidates

2. 1) the ; 2) the ; 3) the ; 4) a ; 5) a

3. 1) comes; 2) sees, smiles; 3) encourage ; 4) deal, deals ; 5) deposits

4. 1) false ; 2) false(?) ; 3) true ; 4) not stated ; 5) false ; 6) true ; 7) not stated ; 8) not stated (там просто написано, что она стала чувствовать себя более уверенно и комфортно, но не указано, что одно является причиной другого, но как бы не уверен) ; 9) not stated ; 10) true