5. What does Mary think about money?

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For hundreds of years, the people of a Scottish town believed that a dinosaur-like monster lived in a nearby lake called Loch Ness. Many said they saw the creature, but no one could prove it was real.

In 1934,a London doctor, Robert Kenneth Wilson, gave a newspaper a photo of the monster. He took the picture, the news travelled around the world. People came from everywhere to see this creature now called the“ Loch Ness Monster”. Then in 1993,a man named Christian Spurling surprised everyone. He said the photo of the Loch Ness Monster was a fake .He and some friends had created the famous picture themselves, then Wilson had given it to the newspaper as a practical joke.

Today tricks and jokes like this are common, and many are spread using e-mail. Some can be funny, but others can cause trouble.

4. Why does what seemed to be wonderful luck turn out to be just the oppcsite?

3. What happened eight years later?

2. What do you think Mary did with the money?

1. How did Mary get one million dollars one day?

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生词：1. loter n.彩票2. makeover n.改变 3. guarantee v.保证

4. What qualifications are important for working at dotcoms?

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The day she won the lottery was the greatest day of her life. Or so she thought. As she took the cheque for one million dollars, Mary started making plans. A new house. A new car. A vacation in the sun. And, of course, she could stop working-give her life a total makeover!

Eight years later, Mary was broke. The money was all gone. So were her friends. The new life was over, but how could she go back to her old one ?

Winners of sudden wealth often stop working, and then don't know what to do with their time. They may find that close friends grow distant, and that it’s difficult to make new ones .The new house in the new surroundings often only leads to more loneliness. What seemed to be wonderful luck turns out to be just the opposite.

It seems that winning a fortune doesn’t guarantee happiness. Just ask Mary. She now has a new job and new friends but she would probably still say, “Money isn’t everything…”

3. What are the advantages of working at dotcoms?

2. What are dotcoms?