16.Rosalia Mera,the world's richest self-made woman has died at the age of 69 in August,2013.She started as a poor Spanish seamstress(a woman clothes maker),and later founded the well-known fashion retailer(零售商)Zara.Mera was the richest woman in Spain with a worth of 6,100,000,000 dollars.Mera was seriously ill while on holiday and died in a hospital in the town where she was born,La Coruna in northern Spain.
Having left school at 11 years old,Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company,which would grow into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world.Today the brand (品牌)name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world.
The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business:producing speedy and cheap imitations(仿制品).Mera was one of the first players in the field of so-called"fast fashion".Though she was extremely rich,Mera stayed close to home and was often seen talking with friends and neighbors in Galicia's bars.
The world's richest self-made woman
Having left school at 11 years old,Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company,which would grow into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world.Today the brand (品牌)name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world.
The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business:producing speedy and cheap imitations(仿制品).Mera was one of the first players in the field of so-called"fast fashion".Though she was extremely rich,Mera stayed close to home and was often seen talking with friends and neighbors in Galicia's bars.
The world's richest self-made woman
| Name | Rosalia Mera | Brand name | (58)Zara |
| Home country | (56)Spain | Wealth | S6,100,000,000 |
| Town of birth | La Coruna | Number of stores | (59)1763 |
| Education | left school at the age of 11 | Business model | fast fashion |
| First job | a teenager seamstress | Personality | hardworking and easy-going |
| Business | making and (57)retailing clothes | Age of death | (60)69 |
13.--I went to see you yesterday evening.But you weren't in.Where were you then?
--I a walk by the lake with my husband.( )
--I a walk by the lake with my husband.( )
| A. | was having | B. | am having | C. | have had | D. | have |
12.Ted was hard-working.His success made him work_____.( )
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| A. | harder | B. | hardest | C. | more quickly | D. | most quickly |