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任务型阅读     Mary Kay is a famous American businesswoman. Her company, Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc, is a very successful company which sells cosmetics (化妆品）and employs people all over the world. She became successful through hard work and she has a strong belief in herself.     Mary Kay was born in America. Soon after she started school, her father became ill. Her mother worked 14 hours a day in a restaurant to support the family. Mary Kay had to do housework, cook and take care of her father.     After high school, her family couldn't afford to send her to college. So she got married and started a family. Then she started her sales career. At first, she sold books. Later, she visited people's homes to sell home care products. Mary Kay was successful. However, her manager praised her work without raising her pay. It taught her that men didn't believe that a woman could be successful in business. She decided to prove them wrong.     In 1963, Mary Kay started her own company. It sold many skin care and beauty products. Today the company has sales of more than 1,000 million dollars and employs more than 800,000 sales representatives in 37 countries around the world and most of them are women.     Mary Kay shared with her employees her life motto (格言) —Belief first; Family second; Career third. Every year, she held an “Awards Night” and awarded a pink Cadillac car, diamond jewelries and 5—star vacations to successful employees. She praised them, not just by giving them money. The company wants women to feel good about themselves.     Mary Kay died in 2001. She was a tough business woman with a great knowledge of marketing and sales. Through her belief in women's abilities and her willingness to give them a chance, she made the dream of hundreds of thousands of women all over the world come true. （1） What did Mary Kay have to do when she started school? （2） How did Mary start her sales career? （3） Mary Kay's manager raised her pay because of her hard work, didn't he? （4） When did Mary Kay start her own company? （5） Why did Mary Kay hold an “Awards Night” every year? （6） What do you think of Mary Kay's life motto? What can you learn from Mary? 答案： She had to do housework, cook and take care of her father. At first, she sold books. Later, she visited people's homes to sell home care products. No, he didn't. In 1963. Because the company wants women to feel good about themselves. I think her life motto is really encouraging. I learn from her that women can do things as well as men.

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