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(1835-----1930)Doyouknowme?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?•America'sshortstorywriter•Humoristpublicspeaker•America'sbestknownliteraryfigure•Literarygiantmoney钱cash现金cheque支票coin硬币note纸币copper铜钱change零钱fund资金，基金salary工资(脑力劳动者）wage工资(体力劳动者）bouns奖金income收入fee费用tip小费money≠everythingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.2.Howmanypeoplewerementionedinthepassage?Whowerethey?1.Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?InLondoninthesummerof1903JamesRoderickOliverHenryAdamstwooldandwealthybrothersinLondenanAmericanbusinessman,nowpennilessinLondentheservantinthewealthybrothershouse1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?HecomesfromSanFrancisco.Hedoesn'tknowLondonatall.2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany.3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwasspottedbyashipforLondon.4.WhydidthetwobrothersgiveHenrythemillionpoundbanknote?Becausetheymadeabetonwhatwillhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundbanknote.AnAmericanyoungmanwhowascarriedtoLondonbyaccidentandnowhewastired,hungry,andpenniless.so.......puttheeventsintorightorder1.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.2.Aboutamonthago,HenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.3.Thenextmorninghewasfoundbyaship.4.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.5.Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.6.Thebrothersgavehimaletter.2--4--3--5--1--6