I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't and I wasn't sure what to expect.She told me I should go for it.As a young boy,I had been a garage inventor.I had always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice,but ultimately,I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I would regret trying and failing.And I suspected that I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration,I took the less secure path to follow my passion,and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choices.
(1)What inspired the author to start Amazon 16 years ago?
The fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.
The fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.
(2)How did the author's wife react to his idea of starting a company online?
She told him that he should go for it.
She told him that he should go for it.
(3)Please decide which part is false in the following statement,then underline it and explain why.
When the author wanted to start a company online,his boss thought it a good idea and suitable for him.Because the second paragraph of the article mentioned that "That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." So we know that the boss thought it a good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.
When the author wanted to start a company online,his boss thought it a good idea and suitable for him.Because the second paragraph of the article mentioned that "That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." So we know that the boss thought it a good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.
When the author wanted to start a company online,his boss thought it a good idea and suitable for him.
(4)Please introduce one of your experiences where passion(強(qiáng)烈的愛(ài)好,熱愛(ài)) has played an important role. (about 40 words)
When I watched a playing of piano,I found it was so wonderful that I became addicted to it,so I made up my mind to learn it,even though I was no longer young at that time.
When I watched a playing of piano,I found it was so wonderful that I became addicted to it,so I made up my mind to learn it,even though I was no longer young at that time.