(Scholastic Aptitude Test) and go to Ivy League colleges. Or maybe it’s the children born into wealthy families with brilliant connections. Neither is typical, says Thomas J. Stanley, who surveyed 1300 millionaires for his new book, The Millionaire Mind. The average millionaire made B’s and C’s in college, Stanley says. Their average SAT score was 1190—not good enough to get into many top-notch schools. In fact, most millionaires were told they were not intellectually gifted, not smart enough to succeed. “I find no correlation between SAT scores, grade point averages and economic achievement. None.” said Stanley. “Admittedly, there are some very bright people in the data, but not many.” Instead of relying on natural genius, millionaires choose careers that match their abilities, Stanley said. They may not have great analytic intelligence, but they are creative and practical. They focus on a goal, take calculated risks and then work harder than most people. It’s a lesson Stanley has taken to heart. The author, who lives in Atlanta, has gotten rich himself by writing about the rich. So he took time off to write what he calls “the home-run book.” The Millionaire Next Door, written with researcher William D. Danko of Albany, N.Y., was published in 1996. It has been on The New York Times Best Sellers list for more than 150 weeks. In The Millionaire Mind, Stanley studied even richer millionaires — the top 1% of households. These people had an average net worth of $9.2 million and earned $749,000 a year. And almost none of them credit their success to being smart. They say the keys to success are being honest and disciplined, getting along with people, having a supportive spouse and working hard. “Somehow they figured out what they were good at,” Stanley said. “They all said, I’ll be the best at this. This is what I really, really love to do.” One of his case studies is Donald Sonner, the 64-year-old head of Southern Bloomer Manufacturing Co. in Bristol, Tenn. Sonner’s only education was a single year of high school, but he was a millionaire by the time he was 24. How？ His company takes scrap cloth and makes underwear for prisons and gun-cleaning patches. He got rich by working hard and capitalizing on an idea no one else had, Stanley said.
11. Which of the following is NOT true about Thomas J. Stanley？
A)He is the writer of The Millionaire Mind.
B)He himself became rich by writing about the rich.
C)He has found that one’s school grades and his economic achievement are closely related.
D)One of his books, The Millionaire Next Door, has been on the list of Best Sellers.
12. We can learn from the passage that .
A)one who wants to be a millionaire must have high scores in college.
B)natural intelligence is not so important a factor on deciding whether or not a person is able to become a millionaire.
C)a child born into a rich family is likely to be a millionaire in the future.
D)one can become rich by taking scrap cloth and making underwear for prisons.
13. What are the keys to success according to the passage？
A)honest and hardworking.
B)smart and creative
C)intelligent and well-educated D)self-disciplined and risk-taking
14. What kinds of careers do millionaires choose？
A)They choose the ones that are well-paid.
B)They choose the ones that they’re capable of doing.
C)They choose careers according to their natural genius.
D)They choose the ones that supply them with room for their individualism.
15. In the sentence “It’s a lesson Stanley has taken to heart”, “It” refers to .
A)He himself has gotten rich by writing about the rich.
B)Millionaires may not have great analytic intelligence.
C)Books about millionaires will be very popular with readers.
D)What he has found about millionaires in his survey.
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