Question: Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau . Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers. "When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing," said PengJiangya. As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. " Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it." Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companions ,but she is faster than other people. Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateauhas become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money." 1. How old is Peng?
2. Does she live in a village?
3. Is that at the foot of the Rocky Mountains?
4. How long ago was her accident?
5. Where was she hurt?
6. Was her leg injured?
7. What did she burn?
8. Was she wealthy?
9. Did she get great medical care?
10. When she was little, could she hold chopsticks?
11. When did she figure out how?
12. Did she know she had to try hard?
13. What did she see others doing?
14. When did she get it?
15. Is she slower?
16. Where's she from?
17. What will she sew to sell?
18. Will she earn cash?
19. Will she do it alone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. 24-year-old
2. yes
3. no
4. Twenty-two years ag
5. fire stove at home
6. no
7. her fingers
8. no
9. no
10. no
11. age of seven
12. .yes
13. make cross-stitch
14. 18,
15. no
16. Guizhou Province
17. beautiful landscape of our hometown
18. yes
19. no


Question: Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her. One day, while talking with her friend Maria, she mentioned how discouraged she was. Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour. During the interview, Mr. Petri said, "You're just the kind of person we need here. You're being wasted in your other job. Give me a call in a day or two. I'm sure we can find a place for you in our organization." Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building. That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, "Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?" This was . She could not take another insult. Besides, Mr. Petri was right: she was being wasted in this job. "Look," she said angrily, "if you don't like the way I work, I don't need to stay here. I'll go where I'm appreciated! Good-bye!" She took up her things and stormed out of the office. That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria, "What do you think?" "Well," said Maria carefully, "are you sure about the other job?" "Well, not exactly, but..." Maria continued, "Will you be able to get a recommendation from Mrs. Kenny if you need one?" "A recommendation?...from Mrs. Kenny?" hesitated Martha, in a worried tone. "Martha, I hope you didn't burn your bridges." Maria said. "I think I would have handled it differently." 1. Who had Martha been workingfor?
2. How long had she been working for them?
3. What is the name of her superviosor their?
4. Who did Mr. Petri work for?
5. What did he say to Martha about her?
6. How late was she getting back from lunch?
7. What Ruth Kenny happy about this? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Miller Laboratories
2. two years
3. Ruth Kenny
4. large chemical company
5. kind of person we need
6. ten minutes
7. no