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高一英语竞赛试卷
时间:100分钟分数:100分
一、阅读理解(5篇,20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
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Society looks down on people who collect the wastes of others,but what they don't realize is that they could
get more money in one day than what they get in one week working at their daily job from selling other people's
unwanted goods
I am no"make-money-quick guru"but I have made a couple thousand dollars from selling what others throw
out to the garbage.As the saying goes:"One man's trash is another man's treasure."
You don't have to start a business.You could simply sell second-hand things people give away and profit from
it.In my high school days,I had my first experience selling an old pre-loved Logitech keyboard to a buyer on
Gumtree.com.au for $50.I remember how exciting it was for me to make money from something I no longer
needed.I technically made a $50 profit in less than an hour.
How to make $1,000 with $0 in a day?
Go on platforms such as Facebook market or Gumtree and find things people are giving away for free in your
local area.then sell them.I found an abundance of household items like cupboards,shelves,mirror cabinet,and
chairs that sell very well.Don't worry what people think of you,remember that you could get a few hundred for
those.
Reinvest your money and buy something with a higher value that someone might be happy to get rid of,and
sell that for a profit of $600,etc.Your action is not just about making money,but also seeing it as using the earth's
resources efficiently and not wasting them in the trash.
If there is one thing I learned from this practice,it is that:there is always someone out there who considers one
man's trash as treasure,no matter what the item is
1.What may a"make-money-quick guru"do in paragraph 2?
A.A person who works in a company.
B.A person who throws unwanted things.
C.A person who teaches people how to make great profit.
D.A person who makes money by selling second-hand things.
2.How did the writer start his business?
A.By collecting others'trash.
B.By se