Fourteen is not an age at which you try to earn
millions of dollars. But for Bangalore boy, Suhas Gopinath, it was.
One day in August, 1999, Suhas, studying at the Air
Force School in Hebbal, was surfing the Net at a cyber cafe. He happened to hit
an MSN source code (源码). That made him decide to learn more about
HTML (超文本标记语言) and to design and set up his own website
under the address of a US-based company, Network Solutions.
He kept updating his website, posting interesting
things on it. This impressed Network Solutions and they invited him to attend a
class on Web design and development. His mom and uncle criticised him for not
taking his education seriously. But gradually, his dad started encouraging him
and even bought him a computer and Net connection. In fact, that was his first
investment in the company.
On May 14, 2000, along with friends Clifford Leslie
and Binay M. N, he floated (筹资开办) his own website —
www.coolhindustani.com. He did not have the money to start, for his parents
refused to give him a penny. So he wrote to Network Solutions Inc. in the US
and they readily agreed.
In August, the same year, he set up Globals Inc., a
Web solutions and networking company, with a team of four. Now, he has 400
employees, more than 200 customers across the globe and offices in 11
countries, and he is worth over $100 million.
After finishing his high school education, he studied
at Stanford University for two years. But Suhas says: “Education alone will not
make a good professional (专业人员).”
1.When Suhas Gopinath was praised by Network
Solutions, his mother ______.
A.felt proud of
his success
B.forbade him
to enter a cyber cafe
C.worried about
his studies
D.wanted to buy
him a computer
2.Suhas Gopinath’s website “coolhindustani” was
supported by ______.
A.his parents B.an American
company
C.his uncle D.Stanford
University
3.In which order did the following events happen?
a. Suhas was invited by Network Solutions to attend a
class.
b. Suhas set up his first website.
c. Suhas set up Globals Inc.
d. Suhas went abroad for further education.
A.a-c-b-d B.b-a-d-c C.a-b-c-d D.b-a-c-d
4.What is TRUE about Globals Inc.?
A.It is a
world-class company.
B.It is owned
by Suhas and his two friends.
C.It is a
branch of Network Solutions.
D.It earns
about 100 million dollars each year.