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There were three sons of a wealthy businessman. Whenever they met, the two eldest who were twins, used to quarrel about which of them should be his fathers heir. The youngest , who was not in the least ambitious , took no part in their arguments. As soon as they left home , the father arranged for an adequate income to be provided for each of them. _____ After years of failing health , the father eventually died. ________! . The elder twin had inherited his fathers business, the younger was to receive all the money that was not invested in the business , while the youngest boy was left his fathers house and estate as his share of the property."nfortunately , the elder twin who wanted to take up the stage as a career did not reali#e that an actor who cannot even be punctual should not be e$pected to manage a business. ____%_.The other twin set up as an artist , and had no doubt that within a short time he would be making a fortune by speculation. &e believed in taking risks , the more spectacular the better ,and he invested in schemes which should have provided an unusually lage profit. They failed completely in their purpose, and in less than a year he was penniless. ______'. (ut the youngest brother was able to fulfill his own modest ambition. With the capital he had saved, he converted the house into an orphanage . &e gained the approval of the )ocal Authority, who made a grant large enough to provide for its upkeep. *nfluential people contributed donations and with the help of a few assistants he was able to care for homeless and backward children.
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A. +o it was not long before the firm went bankrupt . (. &e insisted that apart from this they were to be financially self,supporting. -. They failed completely in their purpose, and in less than a year he was penniless. .. &e achieved contentment. /. The will , which had been drawn up some years previously , was read to the family.
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. The younger brother did not quarrel with the others because a. he disliked arguments b. he was much younger that they were c. he was quiet and shy d. he was not interested in the sub0ect of their quarrels !. When the brothers went out into the world, the father a. e$pected them to be independent b. gave them the money they wanted c. gave them money to be independent and then no more d. saw to it that they had enough for food and accommodation %. What was the main reason for the second sons losing his fathers money1 a. his undue optimism b. his senseless e$travagance c. his incurable la#iness d. his undeserved misfortunes '. *n which of these ways was the money for the orphanage not obtained1 a. the youngest brothers inheritance b. with the help of town an county funds c. the youngest brothers savings d. assistance from important people 2. The moral of the story is a. the proverb 3Waste not, want not4 b. that carefulness with money may bring genuine happiness c. the proverb 3A little saved is a little gained4 d. that money saved may prove a worthwhile investment
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5any stolen paintings have a strange history. (ut 6 7 ____________ of the strangest was that of painting by the famous (ruegel.6!7 __________ from the -ourtauld *nstitute in )ondon. *t had fallen 6%7 _______________ the hands of four thieves, who were trying to 6'7 ___________________ a quick profit. "ntil they showed the painting to an art e$pert, 627 ______,they had no idea how much it was 687 ____________.
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+he had been married quite a long time, almost > years, to a man who, in the last year or two, had begun to spend most of his time watching T?. When they were first married, when they were both in graduate school, they had started out with a small black,and,white. /ventually, after perhaps the 8th year of their marriage, her husband had agreed to buy a small colored T?. @inally, 0ust two years ago, they had gotten another T? so that she could watch her favorite shows without having to wait for her husband to finish watching a football game. *n the last couple of years, time seemed to be moving very fast, seemed almost to be accelerating, and the more she tried to hold on to it, the less of it there was to hold. This was a frightening feeling, a feeling she tried over and over to analy#e.