Question

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 programs are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill. ____4.___. Only in this way can you avoid being 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.

Answer 1

1.F

2.A

3.C

4.E

5.G

【解析】

試題分析：有效投資是一件很難的事情，本文就如何進行有效的自我投資給出了一些建議。

1.Things that will improve your knowledge, skills or health are all great investments. 一些會提高你的知識、技能或健康的事情都是不錯的投資。得知是要對自己投資。選F。

2.根據You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education.和下一句There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill除了投資教育，這是一種方式而已，你還可以辦健身會員或學習新技能，因此這說的是一方面和其他方面。因此表示過渡選.A。

3.下一句中提到閱讀可以開闊你的思維，學到新的技能和獲得知識。因此前面說如果你不是讀者，應該開始閱讀。選C。

4.為了避免被一些銷售假象所蒙蔽，你應該在投資前做一些調查。選E。

5.但是隨著時間的推移，你會發(fā)現成效。因此前面在說對自己的投資可能不會立竿見影。選G。

考點：教育類文章