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The making of a success story
1.IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer,and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad,one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.Born in Sweden in 1926,Kamprad was a natural business man.As a child,he enjoyed selling things and made small profs from selling matches,seeds and pencils in his community.When Kamprad was 17,his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades.Naturally he used it to start up a business—IKEA.
2.IKEA’s name comes form. Kamprads’initials(I.K.)and the place where he grew up(E andA).Today IKEA is known for its modern,minimalist furniture,but it was not a furniture company in the beginning.Rather,IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods.Kamprad’s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices,including watches,pens and stockings.
3.IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail—order catalogue in 1947.the furniture was all designed and made by manufactures near Kamprad’s home. Initial sales were very encouraging,so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.
4.In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult,Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stress with furniture in attractive settings,but in the early 1950s,people ordered from catalogues.Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming:people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. his led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive.By 1955,IKEA was designing all its own furniture.
5.In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport.Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea:flat packaging.Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers.IKEA tried it and sales soared.The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves,but over time,even this grew into an advantage for IKEA.Nowadays,IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self—sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company,leading to better sales and continued expansion.
6.Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries.Amazingly,Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately—held company.In 2004 he was named the world’s richest man.He currently lives in switzerland and is retired from the day—today operatioas of IKEA.IKEA itself,though,just keeps oil growing.
第 17 题 Paragraph 2_________.
根据以下材料,回答题
The Making of a Success Story
(1) IKEA is the world"s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world"s most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural business man. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profs from selling matches,seeds and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business—— IKEA.
(2) IKEA"s name comes from Kamprads"initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up (E and A).Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad"s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings.
(3) IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. the furniture was all designed and made by manufactures near Kamprad"s home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.
(4) In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stress with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus, response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.
(5) In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: fiat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared.
The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.
(6) Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world"s richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-today operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.
Paragraph 2 __________ 查看材料
A.Ingvar Kamprad —— a born businessman
B.Success brought by the introduction of showrooms
C.The or/gin ofikea
D.Specialization in selling furniture
E.Flat packaging —— a feature of ikea
F.World-wide expansion of IKEA
请根据短文内容,回答题。
The Making of a Success Story
IKEA is the world&39;s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world&39;s most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches,seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-- IKEA.<br>
IKEA&39;s name comes from Kamprad&39;s initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up ("E" and"A"). Today IKEA is known for its modem, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad&39;s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings.<br>
IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad&39;s home. Initial sales were very encouraging,so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.<br>
In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.<br>
In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: fiat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency.<br>
This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.<br>
Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world&39;s richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though,just keeps on growing.<
Kamprad established IKEA with__________. 查看材料
A.his personal savings.
B.his father"s reward for his school performance.
C.large profits from selling things.
D.his school"s support.
______ he tried, he was not successful.
A.For
B.But
C.Although
_____ he tried, he was not successful.
A.For
B.But
C.Although
A.interrupted
B.interruption
C.interrupt
D.interrupting
He tried to ______ his involvement in this scheme, but he finally gave in and confessed.
A.reject
B.deny
C.refuse
D.decline
He tried to go to the theatre everyday but managed to get there only ______.
A.four times
B.once
C.twice
D.three times