question: CHAPTER XX

A LESSON IN PICQUET

Lord Dreever, meanwhile, having left the waterside, lighted a cigarette, and proceeded to make a reflective tour of the grounds. He felt aggrieved with the world. Molly's desertion in the canoe with Jimmy did not trouble him: he had other sorrows. One is never at one's best and sunniest when one has been forced by a ruthless uncle into abandoning the girl one loves and becoming engaged to another, to whom one is indifferent. Something of a jaundiced tinge stains one's outlook on life in such circumstances. Moreover, Lord Dreever was not by nature an introspective young man, but, examining his position as he walked along, he found himself wondering whether it was not a little unheroic. He came to the conclusion that perhaps it was. Of course, Uncle Thomas could make it deucedly unpleasant for him if he kicked. That was the trouble. If only he had even--say, a couple of thousands a year of his own--he might make a fight for it. But, dash it, Uncle Tom could cut off supplies to such a frightful extent, if there was trouble, that he would have to go on living at Dreever indefinitely, without so much as a fearful quid to call his own.

Imagination boggled at the prospect. In the summer and autumn, when there was shooting, his lordship was not indisposed to a stay at the home of his fathers. But all the year round! Better a broken heart inside the radius than a sound one in the country in the winter.
1. Who left waterside
2. does he smoke?
3. where did he go?
4. was he old?
5. who could take away supplies?
6. Why?
7. was Uncle Tom liked?
8. where did he live if trouble happened?
9. did he call it his home?
10. when was there a shooting
11. where did he stay after
12. was there another season of shooting?
13. when?
14. who left on a canoe?
15. who did she leave with?
16. was this troublesome?
17. was someone engaged?
18. was The lord a hero?
19. where was the stain?
20. who was abandoned?
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answer: 1. Lord Dreever
2. Yes.
3. On a tour.
4. Yes.
5. Uncle Tom
6. if there was trouble
7. No.
8. Dreever
9. No.
10. autumn
11. home of his fathers
12. YEs.
13. winter
14. Molly
15. Jimmy
16. No.
17. Yes.
18. He did not think so.
19. one's outlook on life
20. the girl one loves

question: Rock stars and their money

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year.

"It doesn't make sense," says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in 1950s. "Performers aren't worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is."

But the rock stars' admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang "American Pie". Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional two cents on every single record of the song.

Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $ 18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.

How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. England's Elton John gave someone a $ 38,000 Rolls car and bought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt :E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars, "one for each foot".

Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live _ www.zxxk.com

In the end the rock stars' life is unrewarding. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely star spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.
1. What explains the success of many?
2. Who is very lucky?
3. Does anyone perform in ripped pants?
4. How much is spent?
5. On what?
6. Who purchased a lot of glasses?
7. How many?
8. Did he purchase anything else?
9. How long before resources run dry?
10. Who had notoriety in the 1950s?
11. How much did he earn?
12. Is it comprehensible?
13. Who composes his own songs?
14. How much does he get?
15. What remains after the funds are empty?
16. What do they do?
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answer: 1. Luck
2. Kon Mclean
3. Yes
4. Over 2 billion
5. records and seeing in person.
6. Elton John
7. 5,000 pairs
8. yes
9. After two or three years
10. Johnny Mathis
11. a million dollars a year
12. No
13. Kon Mclean
14. additional two cents
15. memories and tax problems
16. try to attract strangers

question: One day Peng Xianzhe learned he would go to the Mashan School in Guizhou. The 16-year-old boy tried to imagine how serious the drought was for the students at that school. However, he realized it was more serious than he had imagined when he saw the sign "DON'T wash clothes with water,or you will be punished . " Because of drought, the school has been short of water for a long time. Each student has only one bottle of water every day for washing and drinking. The drought has made the poor students much poorer. Peng is a student from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. He took part in the school's Rain & Bow Project from April 2 to 10. The project idea came from Peng's principal . One day, she heard a sad story about Li Guoxian, a poor girl in the Mashan School,who stopped going to school because of drought. The principal started this project to help the school. In one day, 3,000 students made over 10,000 donations of water,books and clothes. Peng and other four students went to the Mashan School and gave the donations with five teachers. They visited poor families, made surveys and had classes at the school. Ding Zhentao,16,was worried about the school's poor learning environment. "The blackboards and playground are too _ to use,"Ding said. "Besides, there really aren't enough teachers. A teacher has to teach both history and English, and even the cook is a class teacher. " Although life isn't easy, students at the school have a positive attitude towards life and they are quite willing to learn. That's what moved 16-year-old Chen Shi most. "They sang their songs together as usual before class every afternoon. After class, the students asked us to tell them things about Beijing and our studies," Chen said. "You can see the passion in them. I believe it will make a difference. Their futures will be bright. " ,.
1. What was collected as donations?
2. How many were collected?
3. Who donated that much?
4. Why did they start collecting these donations?
5. Who started the students donating?
6. What school did they take the donations to?
7. What other problems did they have?
8. Why was it like that?
9. Where did they bring the donations from?
10. Did they speak to the students afterward?
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answer:
1. water,books and clothes
2. 10,000
3. 3,000 students
4. a poor girl in the Mashan School stopped going to school because of drought
5. Peng's principal
6. the Mashan School
7. poor learning environment
8. there really aren't enough teachers
9. Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School
10. yes