Investing in yourself

  Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do.

  1.        Things that will improve your knowledge,skills or health are all great investments. However,before you start,you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things.

  You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education.2.________ There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.

  So what are some specific things you can do?3.________Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I'm talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill,not fiction books.

You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programmes are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill.4.        Only in this way can you avoid be ing fooled by some sales presentation.

  Moreover,investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment,that isn’t 100% safe. Even if you never experience your bank closing down,the return is little when inflation (通貨膨脹) is taken into consideration.5.        But over time,they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.

   A. This is just one way.

   B. The benefits will stay with you.

   C. If you aren’t a reader,you should start with that.

   D. The more you do this,the more valuable you will be.

   E. Of course,you need to do some research before investing.

   F. The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.

   G. When you invest in yourself,you may not see gains right away.

[文章大意]本文講述如何對(duì)自己進(jìn)行投資。

1. F根據(jù)下文提到"Things that will improve your knowledge,skills or health are all great investments."可知你提升自己的知識(shí)，技能和改進(jìn)健康狀況這些都是對(duì)自己的投資，故選F。

2. A根據(jù)下文提到"There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill,"可知選A.

3. C根據(jù)下文提至IJ"Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge.”可知選C.

4. E根據(jù)上文提到"These programmes are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill.”可知選E，與下文"Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some sales presentation.”相呼應(yīng)。

5. G根據(jù)下文提到"But over time，they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.”可知隨著時(shí)間的流逝，它們會(huì)在你的幸福感和成就上體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。故選G。

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