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 $10 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.
A. overcome
B. overlook
C. overtake
D. overdo
How We Form First Impression 1. We all have first impression of someone we just met. But why Why do we form an opinion about someone without really knowing anything about him or her—aside perhaps from a few remarks or readily observable traits. 2. The answer is related to how your brain allows you to be aware of the world. Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits, even very minor difference in how a person’s eyes, ears, nose, or mouth are placed in relation to each other makes you see him or her as different. In fact, your brain continuously process incoming sensory information—the sights and sounds of your world. These incoming "signals" are compared against a host of "memories" stored in the brain areas called the cortex (大脑皮层) system to determine what these new signals "mean". 3. If you see someone you know and like at school, your brain says "familiar and safe". If you see someone new, it says, "new-potentially, threatening". Then your brain starts to match features of this stranger with other "known" memories. The height, weight, dress, ethnicity, gestures, and tone of voice are all matched up. The more unfamiliar the characteristics, the more your brain may say, "This is new. I don’t like this person." Or else, "I’m intrigued". Or your brain may perceive a new face but familiar clothes, ethnicity, gestures—like your other friends; so your brain says: "I like this person." But these preliminary "impressions" can be dead wrong. 4. When we stereotype people, we use a less mature form of thinking (not unlike the immature thinking of a very young child) that makes simplistic and categorical impressions of others. Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people—their history, interest, values, strengths, and true character—we categorize them as jocks, geeks, or freaks. 5. However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like. If we spend time with a person, hear about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the person’s character, we use a different, more mature style of thinking—and the most complex areas of our cortex, which allow us to be humane. A. Ways of Departure from Immature and Simplistic Impressions B. Comment on First Impression C. Illustration of First Impression D. Comparing Incoming Sensory Information against Memories E. Threatening Aspect of First Impressions F. Differences among Jocks, Geeks and Freaks We can use our more mature style of thinking thanks to ______.
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 $10 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.
A. valuable
B. estimated
C. priced
D. worth
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 $10 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.
A. pay
B. spend
C. devote
D. invest