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How to approach Reading Test Part Four • This part of the Reading Test tests your vocabulary, • Read the whole text quickly to f

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问题 How to approach Reading Test Part Four
• This part of the Reading Test tests your vocabulary,
• Read the whole text quickly to find out what it is about. As you read, try to predict the words that might fill the gaps.
• Next, look at the four possible answers for each gap and cross out any obviously incorrect words.
• Then read both before and after each gap to decide which word should go in it. The word needs to fit both the meaning and the grammar
• After completing all the gaps, read the whole text again to check your answers.
• Read the article on the opposite page about why some small companies fail to grow.
• Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D below.
• For each question 19 - 33, mark one fetter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.• There is an example at the beginning (0).
                             Why do some small companies stay small ?
   It is often assumed that if a small company fails to (0)..., it is because of external factors. So it may come as something of a surprise to discover that many small companies have only themselves to (19)... for their lack of growth. In fact, if you run a small business, you shouldn’t waste much time wondering whether you have (20)... to investment capital; still less, analysing fluctuations in (21)... exchange rates. You are more likely to (22)... the main barrier to greater success by looking in the mirror.
     This is a conclusion that can be (23) ... from a recent study based on interviews with the owner-managers of 40 small businesses. The research makes the reason (24) ... : management behaviour, however well intentioned, is often the (25) ... of the problem. This was the overwhelming view (26) ... by the managers surveyed: the main barrier to growth was the fact that day-to-day issues (27) ... all their time. The problems that many larger businesses face - lack of funds and insufficient government support - were of relatively minor (28) ... for these small companies.
The survey shows that while owner-managers often work very hard running their business, many never take it on to the next (29) .... The reason is that they are too busy (30) ... their sales, marketing and finance functions. Limited resources may (31) ... to this, but many owner-managers are unwilling to delegate even insignificant decisions. As a result, without realising it, they create a style of working that (32) ... them from moving forward. One of the most important lessons for managers is learning to let go - very few people can do everything themselves. Instead they need to hire staff able to take (33) ... some of their responsibilities.  
选项 A、notified
B、expressed
C、informed
D、addressed
答案B
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