4. C and D. The whole tone here is very sarcastic.

a. corporate raiders

b. real-estate sharks

5, Because when the young man asked her to marry him he said he would surely amount

to something but he turned out to be a "nobody."

6. To be famous. That he will be"somebody.' 'This could mean rich, famous or

outstanding. But obviously, 12 million dollars wasn'~ enough to qualify.

7. exaggeration:

"Two-million-dollar co-ops are a dime a dozen."

"You can't buy a real magazine for chicken feed." etc.

irony:

He is rich and has all the trappings of being successful but it's not enough for

his wife.

He becomes famous because of illegal behaviour, which his wife feels like he is

becoming successful.

8. Both.

9. (Open.)

10. The writer entitles his story "success" to satirize the idea of an American Dream

which refers to fame and fortune. Actually true"success' should not involve making

a fortune and fame illegally. This story shows that success ~is not often such a

driving force that people lose their morals in pursuit of it.

B

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B

5. C 6. C 7. C 8. B

Vocabulary and Structure

A

1--f 2---c 3--a 4--h 5--g

6--e 7--b 8--d 9--j 10—i

B

1. corporate 2. devious 3, origins 4. estate

5. greed 6. committing 7. flattering 8. shrewd

9. Electronic 10. violated

C

1. stick by 2. try his luck 3. so to speak 4. amount to

5. end up 6. was working out 7. turned out 8. seek his fortune

9, costs big bucks 10. beyond their dreams

D

1. C. has furthered 2. D. a young man's

3. B. mother-in-law's 4. B. to live

5. C. what they eat 6. C. of

7. D. three-week-old 8. D. acting on

9. A. should be cut 10. B. would have enjoyed

E

1. doing 2. no 3. seldom 4. long 5. others