Chris Gardner

Net Worth (凈身家): Over US $60 million

He is the owner of a stock (股票) business in Chicago. His family was poor when he was a child. He built the business with his own hands. At the same time, he also did a good job as a father.

Oprah Winfrey

Net Worth: Over US $3.1billion (十億)

She is the queen of American television. Her childhood was painful. At 13, she ran away from her mother and lived with her father. Under the strict teaching of her father, she got a full scholarship (獎學(xué)金) to college. When she finished college, she got a job at a radio station. Then she worked very hard and became successful.

Mark Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $56.4 Billion

He was born into a well-to-do and well-educated family in New York. He showed an early interest in the world of computers. He is an American computer scientist, but best known for creating the social networking website, Facebook. He is the youngest billionaire. He is also famous for giving away 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime.

1.You can get inspiration (鼓舞人心的人或事) from these three people because they are_______.

A. young and beautiful B. rich and lucky

C. positive and encouraging D. popular and clever

2.Chris Gardner is a businessman and_________.

A. is the richest of the three people B. is kind to children

C. runs a famous networking website D. was born into a rich family

3.Mark Zuckerberg is famous because of________.

A. his well-to-do and well-educated family

B. his early interest in the world of computers

C. his full scholarship to college

D. his creating the website Facebook and his contribution to the charity

4.According to the passage, which statement is TURE?

A. Chris Gardner had a painful childhood.

B. It is OK to be poor and it is easy to be rich.

C. Everyone has a chance to challenge his/her life.

D. Oprah Winfrey has lived with her father since she was born.

5.In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A. Inspirational stories. B. Science fiction. C. Sports news. D. Education.

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