Chinese millionaire street sweeper refuses to give up work

KEY

Question 1

a.     True. “After nearly four decades of hard labour …. But 53-year-old Yu Youzhen “

b.     False. “A Chinese millionaire has refused to give up her day job as a street sweeper for fear of losing her work ethic and worrying over her lazy children…..”

c.     True. “The head of her cleaning team.”

d.     True. “Her son is currently working as a driver in her home village for £120 a month while her daughter mans the kiosk at a cinema for £200 a month.”

Question 2

a.     She has become a millionaire because the government paid her a big amount of money for a land that belonged to her family.

b.     She is still working because she wants to show her two children that being lazy and just spend your money can have bad consequences in your life.

Question 3

a.     windfall

b.     lounging /to lounge

c.     mans / to man

Question 4

a.     She has refused to give up her job because she’s afraid to lose her work ethic / she fears to lose her work ethic.

b.     He said, “Mrs. Yu has never been late for work and only asked for three days off in the last 14 years.”

c.     If her children hadn’t been so lazy, she would have stopped working.