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1、Unit1EveryyearForbesmagazineprints"TheForbesFourHundred^alistoftherichestindividualsintheUnitedStates.Thisissue1interestingreadingbeacauseittells2thesepeoplemadetheirmoneyand,3howthecountryhaschangedovertheyears・The4list14yearsagewas5withRockefellers,andDuPoints,aFrick,aWhitney,Mellonortwo—allgr
2、eatfamilyfortunesthat6backtothe19century.Howerver,thereweren'tasmanyold-moneyfortunesonlastyear'slist—which7someconclusionsaboutwealthinAmerica.First,it'snoteasyto8money,evenforbillionaires.Taxesputabigdentinfamilyfortunes,and9theheirsarecarefulandinvestwisely,theycanlosetheirmillions10theirance
3、storsmadethem.Second,theoldwaystorichesarerVtasdependableasthey11be.Only18inthe12400madetheirfortunesfromoil.Third,Americanisstillthelandof13wheresmartyoungpeoplelikeBillGatesofMicrosoftcan14onthetopofthelistoftherichestAmericans15theRockefellers,Mellons,GettysandCarnegies.What'smore,it's16howma
4、nyofthesepeoplekeeptheir17habitsafterthey'vemadeitbig.AmongTheForbesFourHundred,therearemanysuchstoriesofsei仁mademilionaires18modestly,avoidingpublicityandworkinglonghours19theycanpaythebillswithoutliftingafinger.Thesepeoplearestilldoing20itwasthatledtotheirsuccess.Thereisagoodlessoninthis:Finds
5、omethingyouenjoydoing,giveiteveryth!ngyou'regot,andthemoneywilltakecareofitself.1-A.makesoffB.makesatC.makesforD.makesout2.A.whenB.howC.whereD.why3.A.entirelyB.indicativelyC.incorrectlyD.indirectly4.A.originalB.novelC.pioneeringD.fresh5.A.crawlingB.crawledC.tocrawlD.crawl6.A.extendedB.stretchedC
6、.spreadD.expanded7.A.resultsfromB.holdstoC.leadstoD.leadsup8.A.holddownB.handdownC.holdupD.holdonto9.A.althoughB.unlessC.despiteD.otherwise10.A.assoonasB.asfastasC.asmuchasD.asmanyas11.A.wereusedtoB.areusedtoC.usedtoD.could12.A.latestB.laterC.earliestD.earlier13.A.chanceB.fortuneC.happinessD.opp
7、ortunity14.A.endinB.endupC.lookatD.standup15.A.forwardB.onwardC.aheadofD.infront16.A.amusingB.frighteningC.startlingD.amazing17.A.frugalB.strangeC.savableD.economic18.A.toliveB.livingC.liveD.lives19.A.evenifB.asifC.eventhoug