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 the parents sent their children to fine schools. They enjoy playing expensive things. They were given everything in life except this: they were not taught how to work. Later the parents bought businesses(商行)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. The man said to his wife, "Where did we do wrong?"

(   )46.

The singer was ______.

A. not rich

B. rich and famous

C. not famous

(   )47.

The parents had ______.

A. two sons and a daughter

B. two daughters and a son

C. four children

(   )48.

The parents bought ______ for all their children.

A. shops

B. banks

C. businesses

(   )49.

The singer's sons ______.

A. were good managers                   B. knew nothing of business or of work

C. did very well in their work

(   )50.

Where did the parents do wrong? They didn't ______.

A. teach their children how to work        B. give their children much money

C. send their children to school

  

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