单选题 . 
    The information contained in this business reference book is directly useful to you and your business.     1    there is a lot of statistical material currently available, it tends to be about     2    industry or group of industries in particular.     3    is not terribly helpful to know what is     4    on in the pet-food industry if you     5    a chain of travel agencies. And knowing     6    businesses in the UK spend on training in total tells you very     7    about your own training budget.
    The information provided in the book is based entirely on British data, and is relevant to businesses throughout the UK. Companies abroad do     8    things very differently, and if overseas research information were built into the data, this could     9    in inaccuracies in the figures.
    This book will     10    you with business data that is useful for all types of businesses,     11    it will apply to you whichever business you are     12    . It starts with the questions you might be expected to ask and then tries to answer them.1.