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Estee Lauder (July 1, 1906-April 24, 2004) was an American businesswoman. Along with her husband, Joseph Lauder, she set up Estee Lauder Companies (公司), the world-famous company. 

Lauder was the only woman on TIME magazine's 1998 list of the 20 greatest business(生意) people of the 20th century. She was even listed in the U. S. Business Hall of Fame in 1988.

Her childhood dream was to become an actress. She met Joseph Lauter when she was in her early 20s. On January 15, 1930, they married. The last name was later changed from Lauter to Lauder. The Estee Lauder Company was created in 

1935. Then one day, when Estee Lauder was doing her hair, she was asked about her perfect skin(皮肤). Soon, Lauder came back and handed out four of her uncle's creams and showed how to use them to others. Over the next fifteen years, they made their business bigger and continued to sell their products(产品) in the United States.

As of 2010, Estee Lauder sells its products in large shopping malls across the world. It has a total of 27 kinds of products, among which Estee Lauder and Clinique are the best known. 

She once said, "Beauty is about the way you think. There's no secret. Why are all brides (新娘) beautiful? Because on the day they get married, they care about how they look. There are no ugly women—only women who don't care or who don't believe they're amazing. "

Aged 97, Lauder died at her home in Manhattan. 

1. （1） What does the underlined word "creams" in Paragraph 3 mean?

   A . Something to eat. B . Something to drink. C . Something for skin. D . Something for hair.
3. （2） What is the right order of the following events?

   a. Estee Lauder and her husband created the company.    b. Estee Lauder was in the U. S. Business Hall of Fame. 

   c. Estee Lauder Companies include 27 kinds of products.    d. Estee Lauder was chosen as one of the 20 greatest business people. 

   A . c-d-a-b B . c-a-d-b C . a-b-d-c D . a-d-c-b
5. （3） What can we infer(推断) from the text?

   A . Estee Lauder never changed her name in her life. B . Estee Lauder was very good at running her business. C . Estee Lauder wasn't beautiful enough to become an actress D . Estee Lauder set up the company because of a sudden chance.
7. （4） Why does Estee Lauder mention the example of brides?

   A . To point out that there is secret to beauty. B . To encourage women to care about themselves. C . To show the products in her company were good. D . To let people know all brides should be beautiful.