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A poor boy became a rich and famous singer. He married and had two sons and two daughters. One day
he said to his wife, "Our children mustn't have a hard life as we had. We must help them more than our parents
helped us." The wife agreed.
So they sent their children to fine schools. They enjoyed expensive sports. They were given everything in
life except this: they were not taught how to work. Later the parents bought businesses for their children. The
sons, at 21, became the owners of banks. The girls were given shops. But soon all these businesses failed.
Because the young owners knew nothing of business or of work.
1. The singer was ______.
A. rich and famous
B. poor
C. not rich
D. not famous
2. The parents wanted their children ______.
A. to be singers
B. to have a happy life
C.to have a hard life
D. to be teachers
3. The parents bought ______ for all their children.
A. fine schools
B. shops
C. banks
D. businesses
4. The singer's sons ______.
A. did well in their work
B. were good managers
C. knew nothing of business or of work
D. didn't like their banks
5. Where did parents go wrong? They didn't ______.
A. buy businesses for their children
B. send their children school
C. give their children much money
D. teach their children how to work
