单选题 Small business owners must accept the burdens of entrepreneurship. Being in business for your- self requires your full attention. You seldom leave the office or shop at 5 p.m. (31) do you leave job problems there. They follow you home as business homework. This (32) less time for your personal life.
The (33) you sought can put you on the spot. You don' t report to a boss. But you do (34) as hard as possible to serve your customers. They are you" (35) ". You also have to compete with creditors, employees, suppliers, and tax collectors. In other words, you are never really (36) . Small firms can seldom 'afford to (37) enough employees so that each can specialize. You may have to prepare ads, (38) records, make sales calls, and collect bad debts.
You must be able to "wear many hats". (39) all these tasks takes up lots of time. But you cannot (40) long-range planning. You have to set goals and develop plans in meet them. Given too (41) time to management, your business will fall.
The major cause of business (42) is poor management. Of every three business that start, two fail. (43) half fall in the first five years. A person with limited talents may be able to hold a job in a large firm (44) others will pick up the slack. When you are in business (45) yourself, there is no one to "carry you".
Even if your firm (46) , you may still have little money to spend. You may work hard for months and not take a penny out (47) the salary you pay yourself. The reason is you may have to (48) your profits in the firm for long-term growth. Or you may need to meet short-term (49) for cash. You may not even be able to draw a salary (50) the firm becomes a truly going concern.

单选题 A. So B. Also C. Not D. Either
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意：你也不会对工作上的问题置之不理。nor与前文的yon seldom leave相呼应。
单选题 A. maintains B. means C. leads D. suggests
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意：这就意味着你的个人生活时间减少。mean意味。maintain保持，维持。 lead与to连用，表示“导致”。suggest建议，表明，暗示。
单选题 A. prosperity B. property C. fortune D. independence
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】seek one’s fortune寻求致富及成功之道。prosperity繁荣。property财产，所有物。
单选题 A. try B. act C. manage D. perform
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：你尽己所能去为顾客服务。try hard to do努力做某事。
单选题 A. superior B. manager C. boss D. director
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】前文提到，你不需要向老板汇报，随后语意转折指出“你却需要努力迎合消费者”，因此可推断这里指的是“消费者是你的老板”。
单选题 A. lucky B. free C. relaxed D. happy
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本段阐述了私营企业主虽然不用向老板汇报工作，但需要迎合顾客，需要与雇员、收税人员、供应商等周旋，因此，私营业主也并不自由。
单选题 A. hire B. rent C. let D. make
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：小公司很少能够有能力雇佣足够员工。“雇佣”应用hire。rent是指“出租，租用”。
单选题 A. set B. break C. keep D. establish
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】keep records作记录。
单选题 A. Persisting B. Acquiring C. Regulating D. Performing
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：执行所有这些任务很耗时。perform a task执行任务。
单选题 A. deny B. offend C. refuse D. neglect
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：但是，你也不能忽略长远计划。neglect忽视，忽略。
单选题 A. few B. little C. bit D. slight
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意：如果在管理上投入的时间太少，你的公司将会失败。time不可数名词，应用little修饰。
单选题 A. failure B. redaction C. depression D. inefficiency
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】前文谈到your business will fail，后文也在谈论公司失败的比率，因此此处讲述的也应是公司的失败。
单选题 A. Mostly B. Totally C. Nearly D. Partly
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意：几乎半数的公司会在创业后五年时间内失败。
单选题 A. before B. when C. because D. therefore
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意：一个能力有限的人能够保住在一家大公司的职位，因为其他人会弥补他的不足。
单选题 A. by B. for C. upon D. from
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】in business by yourself你独自经营事业时。
单选题 A. approves B. enlarges C. permits D. succeeds
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】前文谈论的是很多私营企业会失败，本段讲的是“即使你的公司成功了…”。
单选题 A. except for B. together with C. in spite of D. as well as
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：你可能辛苦工作数月，却不能挪用除了应得薪水以外的钱。except for除了…之外。
单选题 A. reproduce B. resolve C. reserve D. reinvest
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：你可能需要将所得利润再次投进公司以实现长期增长。reinvest(in)再次投资。reproduce再生产。resolve决定，决心，解决。reserve储备，保存。
单选题 A. sales B. businesses C. demands D. necessaries
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】meet short-term demands for cash满足短期现金需求。
单选题 A. lest B. until C. if D. when
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】前文淡到你只能使用自己薪水的那部分钱，本处讲的是“在你的公司盈利之前，你甚至连薪水都没有”。a going concern活跃，盈利。