Today was a very busy day.

Which word best fits in the blank: "To start a business, you need a solid _____ plan." a) business b) marketing c) strategic d) financial

In a job interview, what is a common question about your "strengths and ____________"?

She ...... like coffee. . . . . . . ******************

The day dawned a bit overcast, a gentle change from the usual blazing sun. I was lost in a book when Mom burst in, carrying a massive haul – a whole tray of Campbell's soup cans! Dad had scored a great deal a few days ago in an online promotion. Mom, on the other hand, is all about fresh, homemade meals and has her own conspiracy ideas about canned soup. I hope they don't end up squabbling over it – I love soup in all its forms!

I really like reading. I've been reading a lot of books since childhood. There were absolutely different genres: from fiction to non-fiction and textbook. In the past, I preferred such topic as psychology, marketing and art. But I tired of learning something constantly. Now I'm all about Russian and foreign fiction: from classic to modern. Also, I try to read English books, but it is completely another experience. I have recently finished "Eat, pray, love" Elizabeth Gilbert and will write a short review here soon. Don't switch :)

She is sitting __________ her friend. a. among b. next to c. between

Maybe I talked too long about "The Peach Blossom Spring" with my English teacher. Later, I dreamt that I had become lost and at the end of a village discovered a nunnery. We search but in vain. Now at midlife and with long experience in the world, I am especially fond of the great poet Tao Yuanming. Like him, we live in a difficult environment characterized by nepotism and corrupt politics. Rulers surround themselves with flatterers, and habitually punish whomever they consider to be suspicious. Hunger and cold might be in tensed, But going against myself makes me sick. —Tao Yuanming