A Success Story

At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have (1) Their fortune through the Internet. (2) makes Ben's story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (3) by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write (4) . "I wanted to prove them (5) ", 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 (6) him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was (7) to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and (8) by his father, he soon began (9) people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he (10) up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to (11) all his time to business.

"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a (12) of employees to help me", says Ben. "That enabled me to start (13) business with bigger companies." It was. his ability to consistently (14) 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 (15) $25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.

詞匯：

remarkable a.卓越的，值得注意的

dyslexic a.誦讀困難的 n.誦讀困難者

authority n.權(quán)威，權(quán)力，當(dāng)權(quán)

consultancy n.凡咨詢公司，顧問(wèn)工作

overcome v. 克服，勝過(guò)

entrepreneur n. 企業(yè)家，主辦者

investment n. 投資，投入

注釋：

1. What makes Ben's story all the more remarkable ... : 使得 Ben 的故事更引人注意的是…...

2. It was his ability to consistently overcome difficult challenges ... : 正是他持續(xù)不斷地克服困難 挑戰(zhàn)的能力…

練習(xí)：

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

相關(guān)內(nèi)容：

2013年職稱英語(yǔ)綜合類完形填空每日一練（12.23）

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