2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（23）
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> $ 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $ 1 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="wealthier">wealthier</span>, <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="accumulate">accumulate</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="accumulators">accumulators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="vacations">vacations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>.</p><p> <span word="Millionaires">Millionaires</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="skyrocket">skyrocket</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="utilities">utilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="unpretentious">unpretentious</span> <span word="sedans">sedans</span>. <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="Walton">Walton</span>, <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span><span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="Store">Store</span>, <span word="Inc">Inc</span>., <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="portfolios">portfolios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="reinvesting">reinvesting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="soar">soar</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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