4. According to the text , the author
intends to tell us that _____________________.
A. Sleeping a
little bit longer a day might help fight against obesity
B. insufficient
sleep is linked with changes in hormone lives
C. there exists a
clear link between the risk of being obeses and hours of nightly sleep
D. the less
people sleep , the heavier they tend to be
B
Like a scene out
of a reality show or a Disney movie, Southgate, Mich., teenager Ashley Qualls'
moment has arrived.
She may not have
an MBA, a high-school diploma, or even a driver’s license yet, but Asheley
Qualls already has an influential website (). The 17-year-old
girl hass been building her online business for two years.
In December 2004,
Qualls borrowed $. domain name (域名). She intended to use the
website as a way to share her design for My Space pages woth her friends.
But in the
incontrollable, fast-moving world of cyberspace, others began noticing Qualls’
site even though she never has spent a penny on advertising.
When it comes to
web traffic, .currently ranks No. 825 out of 20.3 million
websites, drawing 2.4 million visitors worldwide during the last 30 days.
Qualls said that on average, 72% of her site's audience made a return visit.
earned
a million dollars in revenue last year and is on track to do the same this
year.
"I'm
stubborn and I'm independent," she said from her office in the basement of
her house. "I like the feeling that it's my company, and I want to have
the say-so ( 主张)in everything."
But don’t mistake
Qualls for another smart but spoiled teenager. She is growing up fast but owns
talent for life and business that elude many girls of her age.
The task of
running a million-dollar company isn’t without its sacrifices( 牺牲), a decision that she said shocked her
family, friends and teachers . She now is studying to get her degree in graphic
design.