DEAR ABBY:
Our middle son, Andy, is a very intelligent young man of 19. He went to college for one year
just to please us, and then he quit, saying, “I don’t want to waste any more of my time and your
money.”
His grades were fine, but he said he preferred working with his hands. He’s now enrolled in a
trade school and we’re so disappointed in him!
I’m not putting down people who work with their hands, Abby, but it seems to me that such
people aren’t smart enough to work with their minds.
Andy’s father is a professional man, and both of Andy’s brothers plan to enter professions.
Please say in your column that a college degree is absolutely necessary these days. After Andy
graduates from college, he can do anything he chooses, but we desperately want him to have a
college degree first.
ANDY’S MOTHER
【題組】22. What is Andy’s mother’s opinion of people who work with their hands?
(A) They know how to use technology. (B) They are diligent.
(C) They are able to find a good job. (D) They are not smart enough.