I did not have a rich father. I tried 3times for university, but all failed. I applied (申请) for Harvard for 10times, but all failed. They didn't even want to see me. For the last time, I went to the teachers' college which was considered the third or fourth class of my city. I applied jobs for 30times.
A lot of people said Alibaba was a terrible model. As I said, "I believe it. I think this thing could be big. I never thought it would be that big like today." I believe that something, something is waiting for me there, and I have to work hard to prove myself. That was the toughexperience. So we gathered 50thousand US dollars from 18founders. Little by little, we built up our business. And now, after 16years, we have a Alibaba group; We have a T﹣mall group; We have a Taobao group; We have Alipay.
People said, "You are so smart, how could you make a company like that?" Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, the Jack Welch, Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, the difference between those people and other people, they are always optimistic (乐观的) for the future. They never complain. They always try to solve the problems of the others. When you are optimistic, it's always a opportunity (机会). "Jack, Where's the opportunity? I don't have a job. I don't have this. I don't have that." We are at the best of time of this century. The best asset (财产) you have is that you are young. Don't complain. Let the other people complain. The opportunity lies, always lies where people complain. I saw a lot of people, especially young people have fantastic ideas every evening. But the next morning, they go to the office again.
Tomorrow is new. Make the move. Make action.Whether investors (投资者) believe this or not, whether your friends believe it or not, whether your parents, believe it or not, that's not important. You believe it. Your team believe it and work day and night on this. Everything happens. Make enough mistakes. You fall, and you stand up. Any mistake is an income, is a wonderful revenue (收益). Don't worry about the money. Money follows the people. Young people should follow the dreams. If you have a dream, just to go ahead.
(1)How many successful people did the writer talk about from the article?
A. |
4. |
B. |
5. |
C. |
6. |
D. |
7. |
(2)The underlined word "tough" in the second paragraph mainly means .
A. |
difficult. |
B. |
easy. |
C. |
different. |
D. |
same. |
(3)According to the article, which of the following statements is Wrong?
A. |
The writer looked for jobs for 30times. |
B. |
The successful people are always optimistic for the future. |
C. |
The opportunity always lies where people complain. |
D. |
Don't make any mistakes. |
(4)What good advice did the writer give the young people?
A. |
Believe your parents. |
B. |
Believe money. |
C. |
Follow your dream and go ahead. |
D. |
Go to the office on time every day. |