首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Hetty Green was a very spoilt, only child. She was born in Ma
[originaltext] Hetty Green was a very spoilt, only child. She was born in Ma
游客
2023-07-01
59
管理
问题
Hetty Green was a very spoilt, only child. She was born in Massachusetts, USA, in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.
Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited $7.5 million. She went to New York and invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents. She became one of the richest and most hated women in the world. At 33 she married Edward Green, a multimillionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia.
Hetty’s meanness was well known. She always argued about prices in shops. She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog. Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when her son Ned fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost his leg.
When she died in 1916 she left her children $100 million. Her daughter built a hospital with her money.
22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?
23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight?
24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?
25. What do we learn about Hetty’s daughter?
选项
A、She carried on her family’s tradition.
B、She made huge donations to charities.
C、She built a hospital with her mother’s money.
D、She made a big fortune from wise investments.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2800129.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:Thetermpaperisdueintwodays,butitseemsallthebooks
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]W:Hello,roomservice.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Myroomhasrun
[originaltext]M:Excuseme,Dr.Smith,Istillcan’tfindanymaterialforthe
[originaltext]M:Excuseme,Dr.Smith,Istillcan’tfindanymaterialforthe
[originaltext]M:Excuseme,Dr.Smith,Istillcan’tfindanymaterialforthe
随机试题
HowmanyhoursdoesDavidspendonworkingonaweekend?[br][originaltext]Int
Thispassagegivesanintroductionof______.[br]Theicebergsaredangerousbe
Thestatement"Americansbathezealously"(Line1,Para.1)isclosesttosaying
Societyhasaspecialplaceinitspsychefortruelove—wethinkoftruelov
()是指以亚音速传播的燃烧波。A.爆燃 B.爆轰 C.爆炸 D.爆震
脏腑生理中,运送水液的腑是:( )A.三焦 B.小肠 C.膀胱 D.大肠
玻璃钢衬里常用的施工方法为()糊衬法。A.手工 B.机械 C.喷射 D.化
严重心理问题的持续时间一般为()。 (A)1~2个月(B)2~6个月
设立信托应当具备的条件不包括()。A.有合法的信托目的 B.信托财产应当明确合
根据《水法》,下列说法错误的有()。A.禁止在江河、湖泊、水库、运河、渠道内
最新回复
(
0
)