Alexander Fleming
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor
Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he
heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to
the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy,
screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from
what could have been a slow and
terrifying death.
The
next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An
elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of
the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I
want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's
life."
"No,
I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied,
waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of
the family hovel.
"Is
that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied
proudly.
"I'll
make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education.
If
the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud
of."
And
that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital
Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as
the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years
afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia.
What
saved him? Penicillin.
The
name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His
son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
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Business Terms
Wherewithal:
financial capital or monetary means
Start-up: a new business, creating an
enterprise from scratch.
Business
Plan: is a description of the business itself plus
management, marketing, financial strategy for creating a new firm.
Financing: to provide the money, usually included
for this service are fees and interest payments.
Venture Capitalists:
are investors who make available funds to innovative companies at
relatively high risk. They are sort of gambling bankers.
Stay
below the radar: this
phrase means be undetectable. In business parlance: Try to avoid notice . Don't
brag about new products until they hit the stores.
Industrial
Spying: Trying to ferret out or discover economic,
trade secrets, practices, etc. of a
company.
Collateral:
serving as a guarantee, or functioning as support
Stock: a corporation raises capital by
selling stocks in the the company this usually entitles the buyers to
dividends, voting and property rights.
Bankrupt: the act of being declared legally
insolvent, impoverished.
Any assets or wealth of the firm or individual is then
distributed to creditors.
Mortgage: to conditionally promise or convey
property to a creditor in return for money. To put at risk, claim, or pledge
_______________
Choose
the answer that makes sense in the context of the story:
1)
Jerome and Florence had a great idea for a
___________.
A.
Venture Capitalists B. Industrial
Spying or Espionage C.
Start-up
D.
Stay below the Radar E. Business Plan
2)
They have already tentatively contacted some ____________ who seem interested.
A.
Venture Capitalists B. Industrial
Spying or Espionage C.
Start-up
D.
Stay below the Radar E. Business Plan
3) Now the new partners must formulate a
__________ to present to these market speculators.
A.
Venture Capitalists B. Industrial
Spying or Espionage C.
Start-up
D.
Stay below the Radar E. Business Plan
4)
Jerome is worried about ___________ and is keeping mum about the whole subject.
A.
Venture Capitalists B. Industrial
Spying or Espionage C.
Start-up
D.
Stay below the Radar E. Business Plan
5)
Florence agrees . She feels that the best way to succeed is to be: innovative, fast to the market, and
______________. A. Venture
Capitalists B. Industrial Spying
or Espionage
C.
Start-up D.
Stay below the Radar E. Business Plan
_____________
Choose
the word that best replaces the underlined word.
6) Even though they may get some outside funding
Florence and Jerome will have to provide some money of their own. A. Stock B.
Financing C. Mortgage D.
Wherewithal E. Collateral
7)Jerome's
father bought him some shares in Microsoft and Cisco Systems when he was
little.
A.
Stock B. Financing C. Mortgage D. Wherewithal E.
Collateral
8)Even
though they are held for him in a trust fund until he is 25, Jerome can use part of their value as security for a loan from the bank. A. Stock B.
Financing C. Mortgage
D.
Wherewithal E. Collateral
9)As
to Florence, her rich uncle Yassine left her free and clear a house in
Bordeaux. She plans to borrow on the house.
A.
Stock B. Financing C. Mortgage D. Wherewithal E.
Collateral
10)Thus
providing the financial resources for her stake in their new enterprise
A.
Stock B. Financing C. Mortgage D. Wherewithal E.
Collateral
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Q1
- It was ____ good. quite rather Either could be used here.
Q2 - It's ___ the best restaurant I've eaten in. quite rather Either
could be used here.
Q3
- It was ____ better than I had expected. Quite rather Either could be used here.
Q4
- I ___ liked it. quite rather Either could be used here.
Q5
- It was not ____ good enough. Quite rather Either could be used here.
Q6
- I'd ____ not do it, unless you really want to. Quite rather Either
could be used here.
__________________
Q1
- He's not very well and feeling a bit under the ____.Clouds weather rain storm
Q2
- I always try to put some money by for a ____ day. Cloudy rainy stormy
Q3
- I'll be there come ____ or shine; nothing will stop me. Storm rain snow sleet
Q4
- Every cloud has a ____ lining. grey/gray black white silver gold
Q5
- It ____ cats and dogs. Shone rained snowed
Q6 - Red ____ is the feeling when people get so angry they
lose control.
Wind fog mist cloud sunset
Q7
- He's as cold as ____; he shows no emotion. Snow winter ice frost
Q8
- There's a pot of gold at the end of the ____. Storm rainbow summer
Q9
- An ill ____ blows no good. Storm breeze gale wind
Q10
- It's always darkest before the ____. Dawn dusk
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