The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them everyday. A few days ago,my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.

l am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $ 100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase," They are one skill a way from great wealth.”

There is an old saying that goes, "Job means 'just over broke'". And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers "live within their means" They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.

When I ask the classes I teach, "How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's? " almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask,“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?”The answer is obvious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems. The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.

【小题1】What can we know about the mechanic from paragraph 1?

A．He is a talented person.	B．He is always amazing.
C．He has a good sense of hearing.	D．He is good at making money.

【小题2】What does the underlined part "live within their means" in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Live in their own circle.

B．Do in their own way.

C．Live within what they earn.

D．Spend more than they can afford.

【小题3】What makes talented people earn little in the author 's opinion?

A．Lacking financial intelligence.

B．Not working hard enough.

C．Not making full use of their talents.

D．Having no specialized skills.

【小题4】What does the text mainly want to tell us?

A．What schools should teach students.

B．Why so many talented people are poor.

C．How McDonald's makes much money.

D．How young people can find a satisfactory job.