A Success Story
At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have made their fortune through the Internet. What makes Bens story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was told by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly. I wanted to prove them wrong , says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities provided him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began charging people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he set up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to devote all his time to business.
By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a couple of employees to help me, says Ben. That enabled me to start doing business with bigger companies. It was. his ability to consistently overcome difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal worth $25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.
练习:
1. A) taken B) made C) put D) done
2. A) This B) That C) Something D) What
3. A) said B) told C) suggested D) reported
4. A) absolutely B) totally C) properly D) thoroughly
5. A) wrong B) false C) untrue D) unfair
6. A) provided B) gave C) offered D) got
7. A) impossible B) incapable C) disabled D) unable
8. A) promised B) invited C) encouraged D) animated
9. A) owing B) charging C) lending D) borrowing
10. A) put B) ran C) made D) set
11. A) pay B) spend C) devote D) invest
12. A) couple B) few C) little D) deal
13. A) having B) doing C) making D) bringing
14. A) overcome B) overlook C) overtake D) overdo
15. A) valuable B) estimated C) priced D) worth
参考答案:BDBCA ADCBD CABAD
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