When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt gave her £500 for her birthday. Most ofEsther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s money to start her own business.She bought fruit, sugar, and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam for £1 ajar to her friends and she soon doubled her aunt’s £500.At first her parents didn’t want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought that sheshould study instead. They hoped that one day she...
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When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt gave her £500 for her birthday. Most ofEsther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s money to start her own business.She bought fruit, sugar, and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam for £1 ajar to her friends and she soon doubled her aunt’s £500.At first her parents didn’t want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought that sheshould study instead. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Esther didn’tlisten to them. She just kept on making jam. After a few months, she started selling it to the localmarket. Then she started making orange juice. She sold this to a school where one of her friendsworked.After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her. Shemade all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so busy that she had to getsome people to work for her.
1. Why did Aunt Flory give Esther some money?
A. Esther asked for it.
B. Esther’s friends needed it.
C. It was a present.
2. After she left school, Esther
A. wenrt to college
B. started her own business
C. worked for her aunt
3. Why did Esther make jam?
A. She liked to make it.
B. She had a lot of fruit.
C. She wanted to make money.
4. When Esther left school, her parents wanted her to
A. be a businesswoman.
B. go to college.
C. work in a market.
5. Esther sold orange juice to
A. a school.
B. the local market.
C. her friends.
6. Esther's parentd were happy because Esther
A. cooked for them
B. a school
C. her friends.
7. After two years, Esther
A. stopped making jam.
B. worked in a supermarket.
C. opened a shop.
1. bought => had bought
2. are => were
3. handing => to hand
4. to ask => to be ask
5. to be attended => to attended
bought->had bought
are->were
handing->to hand
to ask->to be asked
to be attended->to attend