单选题 Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. "Angel money" it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might he able to help, I found the number got small.
With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn"t have money for paychecks yet.
Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology "guy" in-house.
Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating officer. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
We had some really good people, but we still didn"t have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $500,000.
I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
"I have confidence in your plan," she said. "You"ll do well. You"re going to work hard for it, but it"s satisfying when you build your own company."
Who would have thought I"d find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
单选题 For a newly-established business, bum rate refers to ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段第一句话“Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money.”很显然答案为D项。
单选题 By "Angel money", the author refers to ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “angel money”出现在第一段第四句，由本段第二、三句话可知这笔钱是第一批投资商投入的资金，此时公司刚刚成立，从而可判断“angel money”是用来创业的，故选D项。
单选题 To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段第一、二句话“With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture—capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in.”可知，别无选择的情况下只能让投资公司拿走公司相当大的一部分股份。所以选A项“为了获得风险资本公司的帮助，就不得不容忍不公平的条款”。
单选题 The author easily built a team for his company because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段作者说“团队里每一个人都很信任他，即使自己没有钱付给他们工资”，由此可见，团队成员都对作者及其刨办的公司很有信心，不然不会不计后果地给他做事，所以选C项。
单选题 Louise decided to lend money to the author because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章倒数第五段末句“She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of Success.”以及倒数第二段中“"I have confidence in your plan," she said.”可知，露易丝认为作者的公司很有希望。