Like many lovers of books,Mary and her husband,Richard Goldman,seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.
When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989,they decided it was time to get se?rious. Richard,who worked for a business company,was eager to work for himself,and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. "We knew it had to be a special store because we couldn't match the big chains dollar for dollar," says Mary. One figure caught her attention;She'd read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries,and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Halloween 1992,they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Cafe near their home. With three children in college,the couple could not spend all the family's money to start a shop. To cover the $ 100,000 cost,they drew some of their savings,borrowed from relatives and from a bank.
The store merely broke even in its first year,with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about 420,000ayear.Afterpayingtaxes,busi?nesscostsandthesixparttimesalesclerks,RichardandMarytogetherearnabout34,000.
"The job you love may not go hand in hand with a milliondollar income," says Richard. "This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves,not about making a lot of money." ( ) 1,The purpose of the fourth paragraph is to show that .
A. the couple had to use every possible means to open their Bookshop and Cafe
B. they had to draw their all savings to open the Bookshop and Cafe
C. they found that it was too difficult for them to open their Bookshop and Cafe
D. they had to afford three children in college and had no money to open their Book?shop and Cafe
( ) 2. What does the underlined word "cover" refer to?
A. To provide with a covering or cause to be covered.
B. To be responsible for reporting the details of.
C. To be sufficient to meet the charge or cost of.
D. To put something on top of something else.
( ) 3. According to the passage,their operation and management of the bookstore in the first year .
A. was very successful because of many Mary's new ways
B. was not satisfactory
C. was good enough by providing gifts to mystery lovers
D. was a failure by inviting many writers to discuss their stories
( ) 4. What does the last paragraph of the passage imply?
A. The main purpose of opening the store is to pay for their children's education.
B. Opening the store can provide chances to get to know more writers.
C. You can't make money while doing the job you love.
D. What we have done is just what we desire to do for an enjoyable life not for mak?ing money.
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