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"Whatissuccess?"Mr.Gruberaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass.Itwashisopeningconversationforthefirstclassoftheterm.
"Successisridinginasweetcarwatchingan80-inchTVandlivinginaplacewith'atleasttwelverooms" onestudentansweredearninglaughsfromallthestudents.
Mr.Grubersmiledbutshookhishead"Tomthatisexcess(过量).Thatisnotsuccess.,,
"Howaboutbeingabletoprovideforyourfamily?"AblondegirlnamedSandyinthefrontsuggestedasananswer.
"Nowwe'regettingcloser"Mr.Grubersmiled"buttrythinkingaboutwhatyouneedandwhatyouwant."
"Gettingeverythingyouwant"Tomshoutedoutanansweragaintryingformorelaughs.
Mr.Grubersighed "Ibelievewe'vealready talkedaboutexcessversus(与....相比)success."
"Gettingeverythingyouneedbutsomeofwhatyouwant?"Jamessittinginthebackwonderedaloud.
"Quiteright!"Mr.Gruberclapped."Successisgettingeverythingyouneedandsomeofwhatyouwant.Themoreyougetthatyouwantthemoresuccessfulyouare.Youdoreachapointwhereyouarelivinginexcessthough."
"Whatdoesthishavetodowithbusiness?"Tomasked.Itseemedifitwasn'tfunnyhewasn'thappy.
"WellTomthinkofitthisway:thepointofbusinessistomakealivingtosupportyourfamily.Onceyouhaveproperlyseento(确保)theirneedsyoucanthenseetogettingtheextrasthatyouwant."
"WhatifIdon'thaveafamily?"hecontinuedtobedifficult.
"Thenyouhavetoprovideforyourselfafamilyofone."
"Hehasgoldfishtothinkabout!"PeterTom'sfriendshoutedout.
"Thenheneedstoprovideforafamilyofonewithafishbowl"Mr.Grubercorrectedhimself.Tomnoddedsatisfiedwiththatanswer."Sointhenextnineweekswe'regoingtostudybasic business situationslikehavingacheckingaccountandunderstandingcreditcards."
Tomrubbedhishandstogetherexcitedly."Whendowegettostartspending?"
"YoualreadyareTom. You'respendingtime withus!"Mr.Gruberlaughed."Nowlet'sseewhat
youguysknowaboutcreditcards...."
( )1.WhatclassdidMr.Gruberteach?
A.History. B.Science.