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Want to be more successful？If so，then you need to read a few self-help books．Here are four popular ones to get you going．
   59 Seconds（2009）by Richard Wiseman
   This is a self-help book with a difference．Wiseman，a scientist，uses science to prove many self-help myths（神話） are false．For example，self-help books say that if you want to achieve a goal，you should visualize it．But Wiseman says that's the worst thing to do．Studies show that you need to visualize the steps required to achieve the goal．
   How to Win Friends& Influence People （1936）-by Dale Carnegie
   This is the book that launched the self-help type．Carnegie says financial success is 15% professional knowledge and 85% the ability to express ideas，assume leadership，and motivate people．The book is full of practical advice on how to influence people by making them like you．
   The Millionaire Next Door （1996）-by Thomas Stanley & Wlliam Danko
   The authors of this book spent years interviewing American millionaires to figure out the secrets of their success．And they discovered that a majority of millionaires don't live luxury lifestyles．They're rich because they live below their means and reinvest what they earn．
   Who Moved My Cheese？（1998）-by Spencer Johnson
   Who Moved My Cheese？An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life，published on September 8，1998，is a motivational business fable（寓言）．The text describes change in one's work and life，and four typical reactions to those changes by two mice and two "little people"，during their hunt for cheese．

（1）What is the key to achieving success in 59 Seconds？
C
C

A．To employ science．
B．To follow examples．
C．To picture procedures．
D．To visualize the goal．
（2）What is Dale Carnegie's book mainly about？
D
D

A．How to master occupational knowledge．
B．How to apply practical techniques．
C．How to gain strong management．
D．How to become popular persons．
（3）Which book can help you adapt to change in your life？
B
B

A．59 Seconds
B．Who Moved My Cheese？
C．The Millionaire Next Door
D．How to Win Friends& Influence People

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【答案】C；D；B

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