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 15,000 pesos（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. 1 thing 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
【小题1】When Flustered’s boss isn’t willing to separate their work, Flustered can .【小题2】Fastbreakplay writes a letter to Aunty in order to .【小题3】In Aunty’s opinion, one should at the beginning to be wise with money.【小题4】From letters above, we know Aunty should be .
A. an elder kind woman
B. a lady in the munity
C. a famous singer
D. a name of a columnist
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A. an elder kind woman
B. a lady in the munity
C. a famous singer
D. a name of a columnist
解析：本文通过4封信讲述了一个专栏作家对于两件事情的建议。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据第二部分3,4行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.说明A正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第三封信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和I want my money to grow说明C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第四封信1,2行Being wise with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan说明B正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章第一封信和第三封信可知都是读者给他的来信，说明他是一个专栏作家，故D正确。