[单项选择]The __________ to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops.
A. attraction
B. abstraction
C. temptation
D. contraction

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More people than ever before are embarking on their own enterprise adventure and starting their own business. Nearly 400, 000 companies were established last year, or 35 percent more than in 2002.
But official statistics also show that more businesses than ever are failing. Last year, a record 40,000 businesses were declared insolvent.
With so many businesses failing it is important if you are thinking of starting a business to plan and prepare properly. This will also increase the chances of securing finance.
"One of the key parts of starting a business is ensuring that the original idea is developed into a fully viable product or service," Judith Rutherford, the chief executive of Business Link for London, says. "Establishing whether there is a market for the product or service is the next step. This should include a thorough examination of potential competitors and customers," she says. "It may also be wort
A. disasters.
B. possibilities.
C. emergencies.
D. happenings.

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Text 4 More people than ever before are embarking on their own enterprise adventure and starting their own business. Nearly 400, 000 companies were established last year, or 35 percent more than in 2002. But official statistics also show that more businesses than ever are failing. Last year, a record 40,000 businesses were declared insolvent. With so many businesses failing it is important if you are thinking of starting a business to plan and prepare properly. This will also increase the chances of securing finance. "One of the key parts of starting a business is ensuring that the original idea is developed into a fully viable product or service," Judith Rutherford, the chief executive of Business Link for London, says. "Establishing whether there is a market for the product or service is the next step. This should include a thorough examination of potential competitors and customers," she says. "It may also be worth commissioning some market rese
A. details of product and market, a budget plan and cashflow forecast.
B. a budget plan, cashflow forecast and a market investigation report.
C. a budget plan, cashflow forecast and contingency plans.
D. a research on the product and market, a budget plan, cashflow forecast and contingency plans.

[单项选择]With larger numbers of graduates than ever before, just having a degree will no longer be enough to make you （） in the crowd.
A. stand up
B. stand by
C. stand for
D. stand out

[单项选择]Society is now much more diverse than ever before.


A. colorful
B. attractive
C. flexible
D. varied

[单项选择]We live in a time when，more than ever before in history，people are moving about.
A. 我们在那里住了一段时间，当时，比历史上以往任何时期都多的人们都在四处走动。
B. 我们在那里住了一段时间，当时，人们正在比历史上任何时期都多地四处走动。
C. 我们生活在一个时代里，在这个时代里，人们正在比历史上任何时期都多地四处走动。
D. 我们生活在一个人们四处奔波甚于历史上任何时期的时代。

[单项选择]By "At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's" ( Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that

[单项选择]Television makes us better ______than ever before.
A. inform
B. informing
C. informed
D. to be informed

[单项选择]We live in a time______, more than ever before in history, people are moving.
A. what
B. when
C. which
D. where

[单项选择]The following are greater needs than honesty, except for ______.
A. the need to shelter from brutal news of serious illness
B. the need to uphold a promise of secrecy
C. the need to go on vacation
D. the need to promote public interest