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« on: May 02, 2013, 06:38:18 PM »
« edited: May 02, 2013, 07:05:48 PM by v0031 »

Books about Carnegie's success are everywhere in book stores in China.

Can you help me finish my reading comprehensive?

Can you imagine becoming the richest person in the world and then giving your money away? That's exactly what Andrew Carnegie did. After retiring in 1901 at the age of 66 as the world's richest man, Andrew Carnegie wanted to become a philanthropist, a person who gives money to good causes. He believed in the "Gospel of Wealth," which meant that rich people were morally obligated to give their money back to others in society.
Carnegie had made some charitable donations before 1901, but after that time, giving his money away became his new occupation. In 1902 he founded the Carnegie Institution to fund scientific research and established a pension fund for teachers with a $10 million donation.
During his life, Andrew Carnegie loved to read. He wanted to give money to support education and reading. When Carnegie was a young man he lived near Colonel James Anderson, a rich man who allowed any working boy to use his personal library for free. In those days, America did not have a system of free public libraries.
Carnegie never forgot Colonel Anderson's kindness. As a result, Carnegie supported education; he gave money to towns and cities to build more than 2,000 public libraries. He also gave $125 million to a foundation called the Carnegie Corporation to aid colleges and other schools.

(  )1. What does the underline word philanthropist mean in Chinese?
A.艺术家         B.心理学家      C.慈善家         D.   企业家
(  )2. What made Carnegie support education and reading?
A. he had much money      
B. he wanted to make more money      
C. his experience as a working boy reading in a rich man’s library for free
D. he wanted to be famous
(  )3.According to the passage, Carnegie gave money to many causes except_______?
A. libraies      B.schools         C.colleges      D.   radio stations
(  )4. What can we learn from the passage
A.
B.
C.people had to pay money to go to the library when Carnegie was a young man
D.
(  ). What may be the best title for the passage?
A.   the world's richest man      B.   Gospel of Wealth   C.      D.   

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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2013, 03:38:57 AM »

I would say:

2. C
3. D
5. B
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2013, 03:58:42 AM »


Thank you. But this is not a question thread. I want to compose  5 questions for this passage. The questions are about to be finished with your help.
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2013, 04:06:50 AM »

You hear that Griffy?  v0031 wastes no time.  His questions are about to be finished with your help.

By the way, the correct answer is obviously
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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2013, 08:03:11 AM »

I'm not sure if you understand me. I am here to design questions with your help for the passage. BTW, do you think the duck is cute?
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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2013, 12:29:38 PM »

BTW, do you think the duck is cute?

'Tis monstrous, with a veneer of cute.  A perfect symbol of Asia itself.
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