40. The author concludes the passage with the advice that
A. people benefit more from daily
multivitamins than a balanced diet
B. people should expect
multivitamins to be used to cure diseases
C. it's risky to take
multivitamins without listening to the doctors
D. it's reasonable to take a
proper amount of multivitamins daily
B
What do you see
from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or
just seeds. But one group of Shanghai
students saw an opportunity to make money.
Eight students
from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University
started a virtual company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully
sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction a week ago.
The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned
over 2000 yuan in the past three months.
"We donated
part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province.
It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’
after many tests and lots of hard work," said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of
the company.
Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop
smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues used to sell fresh flowers and old
books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage
in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local
farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made
accessories and pictures with different seeds.
With little business knowledge, the students had to learn
new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations
(PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near
their school to give them training in business management. They also asked some
local businessmen to act as their consultants.
"They
helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a
lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very
important for my job," said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.
The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her
talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with
complaints and providing suggestions.
As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to
think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work
efficiently as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies. So
she established a system to evaluate every one's performance, in terms of
punctuality, efficiency, profits
knowledge and so on..
"It makes
the company more formal," she said.