A businessman was deep in debt(負債)and didn't want to live on. He felt sad and sat beside the river and thought what to do next.

At that time, an old man came up to him. After listening to the businessman, the old man gave him a check (支票)and said to the businessman, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year later from today and you can give the money back at that time. "Then the old man walked away.

The businessman saw the check for $500.000, signed by John D. Rockefeller who was one of the richest men in the world!

I can pay off(償還)all my debts at once!"he thought with a smile. But instead, he decided to put the check in his safe(保險箱)

Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the river with the check. The old man appeared. But just as the businessman was going to give back the check, a nurse came up and led the man away. The nurse said the old man was mentally(精神上地) ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller.

The businessman just stood there, greatly surprised. Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money that had turned his life around. It was his confidence (信心) that had given him the strength.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,回答下列問題

1.How did the businessman feel when he was deep in debt?

2.Where did the story happen?

3.Who gave the businessman a check?

4.How long did it take the businessman to pay off his debt?

5.Was the old man in good health?

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