question: Yu Qiuyu is a famous writer. Once, he went to Germany to learn more about the life there. He found a room for renting . The owner was an old man. Yu looked around the room and found it very nice, so he decided to rent it. The old man smiled, saying, "Don't worry, young man. You haven't lived here. I think you can try living here for a few days. Then you can decide whether to live for a long time or not." Yu thought it fair enough, and finally signed a contract of five days. The room was quite comfortable. The cleaners took away the trash every day. The hallway was always tidy and clean. On the fifth day, when Yu wanted to talk with the old man about the long-time rent, he broke a glass carelessly. He was very nervous, feeling that the glass was expensive. However, when he told the old man on the phone, the old man said , "Don't worry. It's not a big deal. I'll bring one later." Yu swept the glass pieces into the trash bag together with other things, and put them outside of the door. A moment later, the old man came. After entering the room, he asked before Yu said anything, "Then where are the glass pieces?" Yu answered quickly, "I put them outside." The old man went out at once. After looking at the trash bag, he came back to the room with a _ face. He said to Yu, "You can move out tomorrow, because I won't rent the room to you." Yu couldn't believe his ears and asked, "Is it because I broke your favorite glass that you are upset?" "No, it's because you didn't think of others." Just then, the old man went out of the room with a pen and another trash bag. He poured out the trash that Yu had put in the bag. Then the old man picked up every piece of glass very carefully. After a long time, he put all the glass pieces into a trash bag, and wrote with the pen on the bag: "Dangerous! Glass pieces inside". And other trash was put into another bag, with "Safe" written on it. Yu was looking at it. He didn't know what to say. His face burned with shame.
1. What did Yu break?
2. At first, was the old man angry about it?
3. What did Yu want to talk to the man about when the glass got broken?
4. Did he think the glass cost a lot?
5. What did he put the glass pieces in?
6. Where did he put that bag?
7. What did the old man write on his trash bag?
8. Did the old man offer the room to Yu after he placed the broken glass in the garbage bag?
9. What was Yu's profession?
10. Was he well-known?
11. Where did Yu find this room for rent?
12. How long was his initial contract for the room?
13. How often did the cleaners remove trash?
14. On what day of the contract did he break the glass?
15. Did Yu feel shame after the old man reprimanded him?
16. What did the old man write on his second bag?
17. What was the real reason the old man decided not to rent Yu the room?
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answer: 1. a glass
2. no
3. the long-time rent
4. yes
5. a trash bag
6. outside
7. "Dangerous! Glass pieces inside"
8. no
9. writer
10. yes
11. Germany to learn more about the life there. He found a room for renting .
12. five days.
13. every day
14. On the fifth day
15. yes
16. "Safe"
17. because Yu didn't think of others

question: Maupassant(*)was born in 1850 in northern France. His early life was not happy. His parents separated when he was 11. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert--his mother's friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist. Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw. This type of training developed in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing. Flaubert also allowed Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle

For a few years, Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction. It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel, a poor man character in The Necklace, worked there. He also served in the French army during the Franco-Prussian War. His favorite writing subjects were peasants, servants, in the city, and the Francd-Prussian War.

At an early age, Maupassant started writing short stories. In 1880, some of his works were published and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow). With this success, he began to work full-time on writing. During the next ten years, he wrote over 300 stories, including six novels, three travel books, and a book of verse. Through them, he earn a lot of money.

His writing was classical and simple, avoiding social comments and dirty details. His works often showed a real world and an accurate knowledge of the subject. Although Maupassant wrote in many forms, he received widest recognition for his short stories. By 1890, Maupassant was suffering from the latter staged of syphilis . He died in 1893 in Paris.
1. Did MAupassant have a happy life?
2. why?
3. What was his schooling?
4. who was that?
5. What would he have him do?
6. did this help in his learning?
7. how?
8. What did he write at an early age?
9. Did he write a lot?
10. How many novels?
11. Did he write any travel books?
12. how many?
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answer:
1. No
2. His parents separated when he was 11
3. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert
4. his mother's friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist
5. Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw
6. Yes
7. It helped develop in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing.
8. short stories.
9. Yes
10. six novels
11. Yes
12. three