Jim was a successful businessman, and he was one of the richest people in history.<br />Jim was born into a very poor family in Scotland.<br />Then the whole family moved to the USA.<br />Jim found his first job in a factory at 13.<br />He worked 12 hours every day.<br />He found his second job got only $1.20 a week.<br />He only worked for a few months, because the job was dangerous.<br />He would lose his life, if he wasn't careful enough.<br />Later Jim found a new job again.<br />He worked as a postman for $2.50 a week.<br />Postmen could get more if they ran faster.<br />Although Jim was younger than the others, he was the fastest of all.<br />Soon he got $3 a week.<br />In his free time, he learned to send messages with his special machine.<br />Finally, he got $25 a month.<br />His life got better.<br />Jim's story tells us, we'll succeed, if we keep working hard.<br />Jim was a successful businessman, and he was one of the richest people in history.<br />Jim was born into a very poor family in Scotland.<br />Then the whole family moved to the USA.<br />Jim found his first job, in a factory at 13.<br />He worked 12 hours every day.<br />He found his second job got only $1.20 a week.<br />He only worked for a few months, because the job was dangerous.<br />He would lose his life, if he wasn't careful enough.<br />Later Jim found a new job again.<br />He worked as a postman for $2.50 a week.<br />Postmen could get more if they ran faster.<br />Although Jim was younger than the others, he was the fastest of all.<br />Soon he got $3 a week.<br />In his free time, he learned to send messages with his special machine.<br />Finally, he got $25 a month.<br />His life got better.<br />Jim's story tells us, we'll succeed, if we keep working hard.<br />Jim was a successful businessman, and he was one of the richest people in history.<br />Jim was born into a very poor family in Scotland.<br />Then the whole family moved to the USA.<br />Jim found his first job, in a factory at 13.<br />He worked 12 hours every day.<br />He found his second job got only $1.20 a week.<br />He only worked for a few months, because the job was dangerous.<br />He would lose his life, if he wasn't careful enough.<br />Later Jim found a new job again.<br />He worked as a postman for $2.50 a week.<br />A postman could get more if they ran faster.<br />Although Jim was younger than the others, he was the fastest of all.<br />Soon he got $3 a week.<br />In his free time, he learned to send messages with his special machine.<br />Finally, he got $25 a month.<br />His life got better.<br />Jim's story tells us, we'll succeed, if we keep working hard.
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Where was Jim from?
A . France.B . Scotland.C . America.
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How many hours did Jim work in a factory a day?
A . 12.B . 8.C . 6.
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Why did Jim give up his second job?
A . It was boring.B . It was difficult.C . It was dangerous.
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How much money a week did Jim get as a postman at first?
A . 1.20 dollars.B . 2.50 dollars.C . 3 dollars.
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What can we learn from Jim's story?
A . If we work hard, we'll succeed.B . People from poor families often fail.C . Sometimes keeping changing jobs is good.
