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Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all his life.
Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And
she left a big surprise-$18 million! She gave the money to a children's hospital.
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked
children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend's daughter was ill in
hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many
times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears
for those children. After that,
people started to call Gladys the "Toy bear Lady."
Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one
knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago.
Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family
friend said, "She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn't know she
was rich."
How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more
money, and she listened to what he said. She brought the stocks(股票) that he
told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends
about "giving something to the children's hospital." No one knew that the "
something" was $18 million!
1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because
_____.
A. she had too much money
B. she had a lot of toy bears
C. she had never got married and had no children
D. she liked children very much
2. People started to call Gladys the "Toy Bear Lady"_____.
A. after she visited the children in hospital many times
B. after she died
C. before her friend's daughter was ill
D. before she worked with his boss
3. Everyone was surprised that_____.
A. Gladys lived such a long life
B. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago
C. Gladys had so much money
D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents
4. _____, so she got rich.
A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary
B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do
C. Gladys got the money from the boss
D. Gladys did another job in the hospital
5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,_____.
A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things
B. she stopped working
C. she still lived in the same way
D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family
