Problem: CHAPTER VII Unfruitful Suggestions

"Raymond! Can you spare me a moment before you go into your mother's room?"

It was Rosamond who, to his surprise, as he was about to go down- stairs, met him and drew him into her apartment--his mother's own dressing-room, which he had not entered since the accident.

"Is anything the matter?" he said, thinking that Julius might have spared him from complaints of Cecil.

"Oh no! only one never can speak to you, and Julius told me that you could tell me about Mrs. Poynsett. I can't help thinking she could be moved more than she is." Then, as he was beginning to speak, "Do you know that, the morning of the fire, I carried her with only one of the maids to the couch under the tent-room window? Susan was frightened out of her wits, but she was not a bit the worse for it."

"Ah! that was excitement."

"But if it did not hurt her then, why should it hurt her again? There's old General M'Kinnon, my father's old friend, who runs about everywhere in a wheeled-chair with a leg-rest; and I can't think why she should not do the same."

Raymond smiled kindly on her, but rather sadly; perhaps he was recollecting his morning's talk about the occupancy of the drawing- room. "You know it is her spine," he said.

"So it is with him. His horse rolled over him at Sebastopol, and he has never walked since. I wanted to write to Mary M'Kinnon; but Julius said I had better talk to you, because he was only at home for a fortnight, when she was at the worst, and you knew more about it."
1. who called out Raymond?
2. where was Raymond going to at the time?
3. where did she take him?
4. had he been there?
5. who did he think was sparing him?
6. from?
7. who did Rosamond want to talk to him about?
8. where did she say she carried her to?
9. with who?
10. where was the couch?
11. was anyone frightened?
12. who is the father's old friend?
13. does he use a cane?
14. then what?
15. what is special about it?
16. was he hit by a car?
17. what happened?
18. where?
19. and what is the problem with Mrs Poynsett?
20. does Rosamond want her to use a wheelchair?
Answer: 1. Rosamond
2. down- stairs
3. into her apartment
4. not since the accident
5. Julius
6. complaints
7. Mrs. Poynsett
8. the couch
9. one of the maids
10. under the tent-room window
11. Susan
12. General M'Kinnon
13. no
14. a wheeled-chair
15. it has a leg-rest
16. no
17. His horse rolled over him
18. at Sebastopol
19. her spine
20. yes

Problem: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement."

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me."

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

"I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics."
1. What was Steve an expert at?
2. What did he major in during collecge?
3. Did he graduate?
4. How many chrildren does he have?
Answer: 1. engineering
2. engineering
3. yes
4. three

Problem: Why do you study? Many students would simply reply: "To get good result in the college entrance examination ." For several years, many have spoken out against the exams. Some say they have turned children into studying machines. Others think that one exam cannot possibly _ a student's true level of knowledge. So, should the exams be canceled? Minister of Education Yuan Guiren doesn't think so. "Officials and the rich might take advantage if the college entrance examination were called off . And life would be more difficult for poor children. However, we do need to change the exams," Yuan said on March 7. He has put an exam reforms at the center of his fourth year in office. "I think the exam is a fair way to choose talented people. But it should pay more attention to all-around personal qualities, not just grades," said Cui Shangyu, a Senior 3 student in Sichuan. The college entrance examination was restored in 1977. From then to 2007, 46.85 million people have entered higher education through the exam. According to survey by the Ministry of Education, 90 percent of people who participate believed the college entrance examination could in some way change a person's life, especially for poor students in the countryside. The college entrance examination is not the only way to become a successful person. However, the process of preparing for the exam is a good experience, said Shen Hui, a Math teacher at Gaoyou Middle School in Jiangsu. "Through it students can learn many things, such as how to deal with stress and how to arrange a learning plan." Shen said.
1. What do many people dislike?
2. Why?
3. What's another reason?
4. What do students think studying is for?
5. What might happen if they cancel it?
6. Who would be hurt?
7. When was the exam restored?
8. What does Shen Hui think is a good experience?
9. What is his job?
10. What does he teach?
11. At what school?
12. Where is that?
13. What does Yuan think about the exams?
14. What is his job?
15. How many years has he done that?
16. What is his focus?
17. How many people used the exams to get into college?
18. Who believes they change someone's life?
19. Who did a survey on it?
20. Who is Cui Shangyu?
Answer:
1. the exams
2. children become studying machines
3. the exams don't test true level of knowledge
4. to get a good result on the exam
5. some might take advantage
6. poor children
7. 1977
8. a good experience
9. he's a teacher
10. Math
11. Gaoyou Middle School
12. in Jiangsu
13. they need changed
14. Minister of Education
15. 4 years
16. reforming exams
17. 46.85 million
18. 90 percent of participants
19. the Ministry of Education
20. a student