Carnegie now began to save a little money and,with the help of his employer,began to make some successful investments（投资).He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up in business himself,owning several iron and steel plants.This was where he made his fortune.By the 1890s,the Carnegie Steel Company was the biggest and most successful business in the world.

　　Carnegie had always believed that the pursuit（追求）of wealth was never an end in itself.In his view,successful, wealthy people should give away their wealth for the benefit of everyone in society.True to his word,in 1901,at the age of 66,he retired from business and devoted the rest of his life to charity work.

　　Carnegie's lack of formal education and his poor family background clearly didn't influence his success.His rapid rise from poverty to wealth was due to his willingness to work hard,his intelligence and good business sense, and his talent for making things happen.He died in 1919 at the age of 83.

　　4. What can be learnt from the text?

　　A. Carnegie was highly thought of by his employers.

　　B. Carnegie made his investments independently.

　　C. Carnegie believed that money was everything.

　　D. Carnegie could have been more successful if he had been formally educated.

　　5. What does "gaining more and more responsibility" in the second paragraph most probably mean?

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