LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywasinhospitalwithhearttroublein1989theydecided

　　LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.

　　WhenMarywasinhospitalwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywantedtoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromher job.

　　Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearching(调查)theindustry.“Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollar”saysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries(推理小说)andmanybuyersspentmorethan$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.

　　OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhome.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthewhole $100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromabank.

　　Thestorebrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.Theshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestore.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.

　　  TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.

　　  “Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincome”saysRichard.“Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.”

　　1.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan_________.

　　A.tostudyindustrialmanagement(工业管理)

　　B.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooks

　　C.todomarketresearchonbookbusiness

　　D.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore

　　2.Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?

　　A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.

　　B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.

　　C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.

　　D.Theyfailedthoughtheyworkedhard.

　　3.Accor