阅读理解。LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwith

　　阅读理解。

　　LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstore

　　withoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.

　　WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.Richard

　　whoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfrom

　　herdemandingjob.

　　Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry."Weknewithadtobeaspecialty

　　storebecausewecouldn'tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollar"saysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:

　　She'dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries(推理小说)andmanybuyers

　　spentmore$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.

　　OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhome.Withthree

　　childrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily'smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000

　　costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromanbank.

　　Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingup

　　withnewwaystoattractcustomers.Theshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversand

　　serveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestore.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.

　　TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthe

　　sixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.

　　"Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincome"saysRichard."Thishasalways

　　beenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney."

　　1.WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat____.

　　A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopractice

　　B.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealth

　　C.hearttroublewasaseriousillness

　　D.theybothneededtostopworking

　　2.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan_____.

　　A.tostudyindustrialmanagement

　　B.tobuyandreadmorem