1. What is the central argument of the selected text? A: The central argument in Selected Works is that whether a person is rich or poor is first of all a matter of luck.

2. From what aspects did the author demonstrate his point of view? A: The author demonstrates his views from three aspects: ① There is a great disparity between the rich and the poor in different regions and families, and the family where people are born is purely a matter of luck and chance. ② There are great differences in natural and social conditions in different regions. People can inherit wealth or poverty. (3) He is a person with extraordinary talents, but if he is in a backward area, he cannot be fully developed.

How do you understand the meaning of the underlined sentence in the second paragraph? A: The natural and social conditions of a region or a country cannot be changed by an ordinary person in a short time. Faced with poverty caused by impersonal factors, these people cannot change.

4. If you are lucky or unlucky in one aspect or even several aspects, how will you use your luck? Or how will you change your misfortune?

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