Small business owners most accept the burdens
问题详情
Small business owners most accept the burdens of entrepreneurship(企业家的职责). Being in business for yourself requires your full attention. You seldom leave the office or shop at 5 p.m.【C1】______do you leave job problems there. They follow you home as business homework. This【C2】______less time for your personal life.
The【C3】______you sought can put you on the spot. You don"t report to a boss. But you do【C4】______as hard as possible to serve your customers. They are your"【C5】______". You also have to compete with creditors, employees, suppliers, and tax collectors. In other words, you are never really【C6】______.
Small firms can seldom afford to【C7】______enough employees so that each can specialize. You may have to prepare ads,【C8】______records, make sales calls, and collect bad debts. You must be able to "wear many hats".【C9】______all these tasks take up lots of time. But you cannot【C10】______long-range planning. You have to set goals and develop plans to meet them. Give too【C11】______time to management and your business will fail.
The major cause of business【C12】______is poor management. Of every three business that start, two fail.【C13】______half fail in the first five years. A per son with limited talents may be able to hold a job in a large firm【C14】______others will pick up the slack(松懈,懈怠). When you are in business【C15】______yourself, there is no one to "carry you".
Even if your firm【C16】______, you may still have little money to spend. You may work hard for months and not take a penny out,【C17】______the salary you pay yourself. The reason is you may have to【C18】______your profits in the firm for long-term growth. Or you may need to meet short-term【C19】______for cash. You may not even be able to draw a salary【C20】______the firm becomes a truly going concern.
【C1】
A.So
B.Also
C.Nor
D.Either
参考答案
正确答案:C
解析:逻辑衔接题。前文提到requires your full attention(需要你全部的精力),下文提到They follow you home as business home work(他们即会跟你回家,成为商务家庭作业),可知该句意思是“你也不能将工作上的问题留在那儿(办公室或商店里)”,nor引导的句子跟在一个否定句后面,表示“也不”,而a句中主谓要倒装(do you leave)。so、also和either均无否定意义,所以不符合文意。