首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Gail Armand and Robert Van Sluis had a plan for their retirem
[originaltext] Gail Armand and Robert Van Sluis had a plan for their retirem
游客
2023-08-20
93
管理
问题
Gail Armand and Robert Van Sluis had a plan for their retirement. Their goal was to save enough money so that they could quit their jobs, move to Hawaii and never have to work another day in their lives. But then 2008 happened, and with it, the recession. Robert lost his job, and the real estate market crash wiped out their property investments.(22)It seemed that the ideal time to pull the trigger would never come. However, without the funding they needed, Gail and Robert decided to move anyway and start a whole new life from scratch.(23)Their new plan was to start a wedding business. They chose Hawaii’s Big Island, which is the place they themselves were married decades ago. Only seven months after their big move, their tree house was completed and open for business. And it drained most of their life savings. Robert and Gail’s island life is far from the retirement plan they had first imagined, but now, they’re living a different kind of dream.(24)They have moved out of the tree house so that it could be used solely for their business, in an attempt to separate their work life from their personal one. Running their business still comes with a certain level of stress, but it’s nothing like the stress they had in California.(25)Instead of working long hours for someone else’s business, Gail and Robert can spend their time freely helping others create special and intimate moments. And they’re never too busy to enjoy life.
22. How did the recession of 2008 affect Gail and Robert’s life?
23. Why did Gail and Robert choose Hawaii’s Big Island to start their new career?
24. Why did Gail and Robert move out of the tree house?
25. What can we infer about Gail and Robert’s new job?
选项
A、It made both of them out of work.
B、It made their retirement goal almost impossible.
C、It deprived them of all their life savings.
D、It damaged their physical and mental health badly.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。本题问的是2008年的经济危机如何影响了Gail和Robert的生活。短文开头提到,Gail和Robert原本有一个完美的退休计划,可2008年的经济危机使Robert丢了工作,房地产市场的崩溃使他们失去了所有的财产投资。他们想实施退休计划的时间好像永远不会到来了。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2942485.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Peoplewritetoaskmeifthere’scorrelationbetweenacademi
[originaltext]Peoplewritetoaskmeifthere’scorrelationbetweenacademi
[originaltext]Peoplewritetoaskmeifthere’scorrelationbetweenacademi
[originaltext]W:Oh,hello,John.Areyouusingyourdictatingmachinethismor
[originaltext]W:Oh,hello,John.Areyouusingyourdictatingmachinethismor
[originaltext]W:Oh,hello,John.Areyouusingyourdictatingmachinethismor
[originaltext]W:Iwasshockedtohearofyourwife’sillness.Isshegoingto
[originaltext]W:Iwasshockedtohearofyourwife’sillness.Isshegoingto
[originaltext]W:Iwasshockedtohearofyourwife’sillness.Isshegoingto
[originaltext]Advertisinginformsconsumersabouttheexistenceandbenefit
随机试题
中国人有在清明节扫墓祭祖和踏青插柳的习俗。每到清明节,家家户户都要到郊外去祭扫祖先的坟墓。人们为坟墓除去杂草,添加新土,在坟前点上香(incense),摆上食物
We’dbetterwaittill20November.Tom______hisexambythensohe’llbeable
AmIdepressed?I’mDepressed.You’veprobab
[originaltext]Somepsychologistsmaintainthatmentalactssuchasthinking
( )是指银行经营的每条生产线内所包含的产品项目的数量。A.产品组合的长度
教育对政治经济制度的影响表现在:教育为政治经济的发展培养所需要的人才,教育是一种
A.减弱,紫光 B.减弱,红光 C.增强,紫光 D.增强,红光
痰热壅肺证和痰湿阻肺证均可见( )。A.气喘胸闷 B.咳嗽痰鸣 C.咳脓血
(2021年真题)根据《标准设备采购招标文件》,除专用合同条款另有约定外,卖方按
根据《安全生产许可证条例》,国家对()实行安全生产许可制度。A.矿山企业
最新回复
(
0
)