The Internet is awash with inspirational quotes and motivational stories. There is one particular story about something as simple as a US$20 bill that best illustrates the importance of value. It's about a man who began a lecture by holding up a US$20 bill. He asked a room of approximately 200 students if anybody wanted it. Naturally, everyone raised his or her hand. He told the class that he would give the bill to one of them, but he had to do something first. He crumpled the bill up. He proceeded to ask the class if anyone still wanted it, and hands still went up. The man wasn't satisfied and went on to drop it on the floor, which was quite filthy. He even ground it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up and once again presented the bill, which was crumpled, dirty, and slightly torn, to the class. He then asked once more if there was anyone that wanted it, and still, hands went up.
Satisfied, the man began to explain to the class that they had all learned a very valuable lesson. It didn't matter what had happened to the money, what it looked like, or where it had been. Everyone still wanted it because it had not decreased in value. It was still worth US$20. Over the course of a person's life, they are dropped, stepped on, crumpled up, and treated like dirt, which are results of the decisions they make and the circumstances present. Though we might feel worthless at times, regardless of what may have happened, we will never lose our value. The man showed those 200 students how special they were using a US$20 bill, and after reading this story, you should know how special you are, too.
1. What was the point of the man stepping on and crumpling the US$20 bill?
(A) To show people that money is durable.
(B) To urge people to change their spending habits.
(C) To encourage people to believe in their own worth.
(D) To show that money isn't really important.
2. What did the man NOT do to the US$20 bill?
(A) Step on it.
(B) Crumple it.
(C) Spit on it.
(D) Drop it.
3. How did the students respond to being offered dirty money?
(A) They didn't want it anymore.
(B) They were eager to take it, no matter what.
(C) They didn't respond at all.
(D) They were disgusted.
4. According to the man's lesson, what had changed about the US$20 bill?
(A) Its texture.
(B) Its worth.
(C) Its value.
(D) Nothing at all. |
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