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18．Dear Aunty，I work at a supermarket，and another girl and I share tasks we must finish before leaving．But she takes half an hour to do something I can do in ten minutes．She always has a story to tell me and stops working when she does．My boss is angry at both of us，but It's not my fault．I don't want to rat on her，but what else can I do？
Flustered
Dear Flustered，
Let me propose a better way．Make a log of all the tasks you share，then suggest to your boss that for efficiency your duties could be divided into two separate checklists．If he's reluctant，go to plan B：the next time this girl starts telling you a story，stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is．I'm sure he'll take it from here．
Aunty
Dear Aunty，
I'm a college student in the Philippines who wants to be wise with money．I'm not an economics or business major student and I don't know anything about stocks．But I really want to buy assets and invest．I receive about 15，000pesos（比索）every school term from my education plan．I don't have any idea how I should spend it．I don't want to just buy new clothes，or hang out with my friends because it would not be wise．I want my money to grow．Please enlighten me．
Fastbreakplay
Dear Fastbreakplay，
Being wise with money is the No.1thing to learn．Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan．When your savings reach a sizeable amount，then you may start investing．In the meantime，invest in yourself by reading up on stock markets and capital markets．Follow the news．Before I started investing during my senior high school years，I had already studied stock market data of the past century as I believe markets tend to repeat themselves．If you master this skill，you will master your reading of the markets．
Aunty
59．When Flustered's boss isn't willing to separate their work，Flustered canA．
A．follow the second advice
B．invite the boss to listen to the girl
C．stop working or do other things
D．report to the boss on time
60．Fastbreakplay writes a letter to Aunty in order toC．
A．buy some pesos B．become an expert on stocks
C．get ways to grow money D．study economics as his major
61．In Aunty's opinion，one shouldB at the beginning to be wise with money．
A．start investing B．have a saving plan
C．study stock markets D．master market reading
62．From letters above，we know Aunty should beD．
A．an elder kind woman B．a lady in the community
C．a famous singer D．a name of a columnist．
分析 本文为书信，是几个人写给Aunty的信，及Aunty的回信．
解答 59---62 ACBD
59．答案A．根据第二封信If he's reluctant，go to plan B：the next time this girl starts telling you a story，stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is可知，如果他拒绝，采用Plan B，即第二条建议．故选A．
60．答案C．细节理解题．结合第三封信件的第一句I'm a college student in the Philippines who wants to be wise with money，以及最后一句I want my money to grow．Please enlighten me可知，写信的目的是请教让钱增值的方法．故选C．
61．答案B．细节理解题．根据第四封信第二句Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan可知，在理财之前首先应该有储蓄计划．故选B．
62．答案D．推理判断题．Aunty分别就两个不同的问题给出了自己的建议，由此可推断应该是专栏作者．
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