In the early 1980s, one of our neighbors asked my mom if she would make a few gift baskets for her to give as gifts for the holidays. My mom agreed and news of the unique gift baskets my mum was making spread like wildfire throughout the neighborhood. My mum was busy throughout the holiday season, so she asked a friend to help her. When the orders continued after the holiday season for baby gifts, birthday gifts and more, it occurred to them that maybe this job could be turned into a business and they did it.

My mum went into her business because she had a creative idea. She got orders and filled orders. But there was no purpose and no real strategy(策略). In 1991, my mum' s partner got into financial trouble and there was not enough money to support either my mum or her partner.

So if you are led by your creativity or enthusiasm, make sure you ask yourself what you want out of your business. If you don't set goals, how will you know what direction to go in? Do you want to create jobs and growth in the economy? Are you looking for a hobby? You can't keep scores if you don' t know what game you are playing.

After my mom's partner gave up, she had to abandon(拋棄) her business to support herself. She swore（發(fā)誓）she would run a business again and do it differently the next time. However, there wasn't a "next time" for her. She passed away just after her 51st birthday. She never had someone tell her how important having a goal was. She never had an opportunity to be everything that she could be.

There are no right or wrong goals, only the ones that matter to you. Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever that may mean to you.

1.The author's mum started her own business after she ________.

A. got continuous orders with her friend

B. cooperated with one of her neighbors

C. advertised her products in the neighborhood

D. designed unique gift baskets for the holidays

2.Which of the following can best describe the author' s mum?

A. Ambitious.B. Imaginative.C. Poor.D. Innocent(天真的).

3.After the author' s mum failed in her business, she _________.

A. hoped to restart it after her 51st birthday

B. wanted to find a different partner

C. reflected on her failure

D. didn' t work any more

4.The author writes the text to stress the importance of _________.

A. creativityB. opportunitiesC. goalsD. partners

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