America has long been considered the land of opportunity(机遇)by those from other countries. Americans, too, believe that the United States gives almost limitless opportunity for those who want to open business on their own.
Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives in the first two years. Many of these people start their business for the wrong reason: to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility(责任)of their present jobs for free life styles. But more, not less paper work and responsibility come with the ownership of a small business .
Not all small businesses succeed. Fifty percent of the 4,550,000 that start in the United States ever fail(失败). Still ninety-five percent of businesses in the U.S. can be regarded as small, and these businesses altogether produce forty percent of America’s total national products.
1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. People from other countries and Americans think there are a lot of opportunities in the
U.S.
B. Only the Americans think the U.S. can give them many opportunities.
C. Both people from other countries and Americans believe they have many opportunities in
the U.S so that they can do whatever they like.
D. People from other countries and Americans all think the U.S. the place where they can
realize their dreams.
2. From this passage, we know that ____.
A. many people from other countries think that in the past there were many opportunities in
the U.S. but not now
B. now Americans don’t believe the U.S. can give them a lot of opportunities
C. people from other countries still think they have more opportunities in the U.S. than in
their own countries
D. Americans think they have more opportunities to start their own business than those from
other countries
3. According to this passage, many American people like to start their own business because
____.
A. they want to become rich soon
B. they not only dislike their present job but also want a free life style
C. they don’t want to do paper work
D. they want to have more chances
4. From this passage, we can get the idea that ____.
A. it is easy to do business successfully in the U.S.
B. it is easy to start a business but hard to make it successful
C. there are more big businesses than small businesses in the U.S.
D. only big businesses can succeed in the U.S.