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 be 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' 11 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.

1.For a newly-established business, bum rate refers to___________.

A. the salary it pays to its staff

B. the interest it pays to the bank

C. the way in which it raises capital

D. the speed at which it spends money

2.By "Angel money", the author refers to__________.

A. the money borrowed from banks

B. the money spent to promote sales

C. the money raised from close friends

D. the money needed to start a business

3.To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to__________.

A. put up with unfair terms　         B. change your business line

C. enlarge your business scope      　D. let them operate your business

4.The author easily built a team for his company because__________.

A. they were underpaid at their previous jobs

B. they were turned down by other companies

C. they were confident of the author and his business

D. they were satisfied with the salaries in his company

5.Louise decided to lend money to the author because__________.

A. she wanted to join his company

B. she knew he would build a team

C. she knew his plan would succeed

D. she wanted to help promote his sales

閱讀下列對(duì)話，掌握其大意，并根據(jù)所給首字母的提示，在標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上寫出一個(gè)英語(yǔ)單詞的完整、正確形式，使對(duì)話通順。
A: Where are you from?                                             
B: I’m from Canada.
A: Really? I t____76___ you were from the States.                     【小題1】________
B: That’s not s____77_____. A lot of people can’t tell                   【小題2】 ________
the d___78_____ between an American accent and a                    【小題3】______
Canadian accent. For example, most Canadians say news [nju:z],
but Americans say [nu:z]. We m___79____ use American words,          【小題4】_______
but we use quite a lot of British words too. We fill our cars
with “gas”, which is American, but we turn on the “tap” which is
British English.
A: Oh! And do you use American o_80  British spelling?              【小題5】_______
B: Both! American spellings are used more and more in Canada now.
G__81____ speaking, newspapers f___82__ the American way , but     【小題6】______
conference reports and schoolbooks use British spelling.                【小題7】______
A: That s___83___ strange.                                        【小題8】________
B: You mean it looks strange! I’ll tell you something that does sound strange.
Many people think that C___84__ all over the country speak the same    【小題9】______
way. But if you go to the eastern provinces, or go to some country areas,
you’ll notice that the people there speak quite differently f___85__ the    【小題10】______
rest of Canada.

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面對(duì)話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，在答題卡上標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，寫出一個(gè)英語(yǔ)單詞的完整、正確形式，使對(duì)話通順。

W: Hi, Fred．Where have you been?

M: I’ve been to the l____76____ and borrowed some English books．   76．        

What’s wrong?

W: I t___77 ___ you’d been to the post office．                      77．        

Did you notice the money I left on the desk?

M: Yes, $10 altogether．But I didn’t know what it was f___78____．      78．        

W: Didn’t you see the note I left you with the money?

M: Note? What note? I didn’t see any note．

W: R___79___? That’s very strange．I left the money with a note  79．        

saying I wanted you to go to the post office and get some

e___80___ and stamps for me．I also put the ink bottle on          80．        

them in case they might not draw your a___81____．        81．        

M: I see now．Why can’t you go and get them y__82___?        82．        

The post office is only about 30 minutes’ walk from here．

We often walk there after supper．

W: Of course I know how far it is from school．I can’t go there myself because

I’m very busy doing some chemistry e___83___ in the lab．       83．        

And what’s more, I have to p___84___ for my English exam．     84．        

You know I f__85__ the last one．If I can’t pass this time,        85．        

a hard time will be waiting for me．

根據(jù)句意用詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（每題0.5分，共18題）

1．After         （畢業(yè)）I went to the front to serve in the army.

2．         （陪同）by his friends, he went to the teacher’s office to admit what he has done wrong.

3．As usual, The company will have its’ a         celebration this year.

4．You can get a doctor here to         （做手術(shù)）on her.

5．a(chǎn) red sky at night often         （表明，暗示）to find out all about it.

6．Don’t lie to her, she’s          （注定會(huì)）to find out all about it.

7．He looked through the dictionary and took out his mobile to d         Mr Stevernson’s telephone number

8．The curtains have         （褪色）in the sun.

9．We must stop him from seeing her         （以某種方式）.

10．What the new teacher said i         me deeply.

11．Industrial emissions can p         the air.

12．Some students find I t difficult to remember the         （不規(guī)則）verbs.

13．Most of the relief work was done by         （志愿者）.

14．He made a few mistakes in         （語(yǔ)法）.

15．They was         （相信）that the roof should be repaired within two days.

16．Tom was lucky that she was just         （輕微地）hurt in the accident.[來(lái)源:學(xué)&科&網(wǎng)]

17．Most shops are open every day, Sunday         （包括）.

18．Are you well         （準(zhǔn)備）for the entrance examination?

I t doesn’t take long to become       to these drugs.