Dear Aunty,
I work at a supermarket, and another girl and I share tasks we must finish before leaving. But she takes half an hour to do something I can do in ten minutes. She always has a story to tell me and stops working when she does. My boss is angry at both of us, but It’s not my fault. I don’t want to rat on her, but what else can I do?
Flustered
Dear Flustered,
Let me propose a better way. Make a log of all the tasks you share, then suggest to your boss that for efficiency your duties could be divided into two separate checklists. If he’s reluctant, go to plan B: the next time this girl starts telling you a story, stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is. I’m sure he’ll take it from here.
Aunty
Dear Aunty,
I’m a college student in the Philippines who wants to be wise with money. I’m not an economics or business major student and I don’t know anything about stocks. But I really want to buy assets and invest. I receive about 15,000 pesos（比索）every school term from my education plan. I don’t have any idea how I should spend it. I don’t want to just buy new clothes, or hang out with my friends because it would not be wise. I want my money to grow. Please enlighten me.
Fastbreakplay
Dear Fastbreakplay,
Being wise with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan. When your savings reach a sizeable amount, then you may start investing. In the meantime, invest in yourself by reading up on stock markets and capital markets. Follow the news. Before I started investing during my senior high school years, I had already studied stock market data of the past century as I believe markets tend to repeat themselves. If you master this skill, you will master your reading of the markets.
Aunty
小題1:When Flustered’s boss isn’t willing to separate their work, Flustered can _____.
A．follow the second adviceB．invite the boss to listen to the girl
C．stop working or do other thingsD．report to the boss on time
小題2:Fastbreakplay writes a letter to Aunty in order to _____.
A．buy some pesosB．become an expert on stocks
C．get ways to grow moneyD．study economics as his major
小題3:In Aunty’s opinion, one should _____ at the beginning to be wise with money.
A．start investingB．have a saving plan
C．study stock marketsD．master market reading
小題4:From letters above, we know Aunty should be ________.
A．a(chǎn)n elder kind womanB．a(chǎn) lady in the community
C．a(chǎn) famous singerD．a(chǎn) name of a columnist

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文通過4封信講述了一個(gè)專欄作家對(duì)于兩件事情的建議。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分3,4行If he’s reluctant, go to plan B: the next time this girl starts telling you a story, stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is. I’m sure he’ll take it from here.說明A正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三封信I’m not an economics or business major student and I don’t know anything about stocks. But I really want to buy assets and invest和I want my money to grow說明C正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四封信1,2行Being wise with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan說明B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一封信和第三封信可知都是讀者給他的來信，說明他是一個(gè)專欄作家，故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文通過4封信講述了一個(gè)專欄作家對(duì)于兩件事情的建議。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對(duì)此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使傾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潛能) is。
小題1:Why did the author decide to become a runner?
A．He was out of work.
B．He wanted to treat his illness.
C．He wanted to live his dreams.
D．He suddenly found running interesting.
小題2:Which played an important role in the author’s success?
A．Setting goalsB．Learning from others.
C．Being honestD．Keeping on reading .
小題3:According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________
A．very gratefulB．not quite confident
C．quite afraidD．not very satisfied
小題4:What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.
B．Run a marathon to the South Pole.
C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days.
D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley.
小題5:The author probably agrees that____________.
A．life means achieving goals
B．success is the greatest reward
C．sports help develop our potential
D．everyone may have great potential.

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