段落翻译: Before you make up your mind about which way to go, take a hard, honest look at your motivation for starting a company. Too many people are looking to get rich, escape the corporate grind, and work shorter hours with more free time. None of those reasons is likely to lead to success. If you are focused on solving a customer problem or need, believe you can do what you do better than anyone else, dying to work long hours, wear many hates, and juggle endless responsibilities, then you have the right startup mindset. You also need certain personality traits. One of them is a willingness to work very hard all by yourself, at least for the first year or so (and possibly longer).
Directions: Read the following text about friendship and loyalty. For questions 10-14, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the texts. 阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 Friendship and Loyalty When the terrorist attack on September 11th caused people to flee the building, Avremel Zelmanowitz risked his own chance of escape by staying behind with his friend and colleague, Ed Beyea, who was confined to a wheelchair due to a paralysis known as quadriplegia (截瘫). Both men lost their lives, but the story of Avremel’s love and devotion to his friend conveys a life-giving message to all. Avremel never married, and he shared a house with his brother and his family. He was a loving uncle to his brother’s children, and he was devoted to caring for his aging parents. He was a “family man” in every sense of the word. At the same time, he had his own life, his Torah classes, his varied interests, and a job and friends to which he was characteristically devoted. When the tragedy occurred, Avremel was age 55, and his friend, Ed Beyea, was age 42. Ed became disabled after a diving accident at age 22, but he managed to work 14 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield since his injury. Both he and Avremel were program analysts who worked on the 27th floor of the World Trade Center. Avremel had joined the office two years after Ed was hired, and the two became very close friends. They both loved books and music ― often trading books and tapes, and they both served as the special uncle of their respective families. Like Avremel, Ed had no children of his own, but he was a father figure to his two nephews after their father died. Both friends had a great sense of humor, although Ed was strong and outgoing, while Avremel was the more quiet of the pair. On the morning of September 11th, Ed wanted to wait until he could be securely carried down by several rescue workers, as it was dangerous for someone with his disability to be moved. Avremel wouldn’t allow his friend to wait alone when everyone else was fleeing the building, and he stayed with him. In the days that followed, the media learned about Avremel’s selfless act, and the story began to spread. President Bush, in his national prayer address to the American people, referred to Avremel’s act as one of the many “eloquent (有说服力的) acts of sacrifice” that were demonstrated by Americans during this crisis. 10. What happened to Avremel and Ed during the 11/9 terrorist attacks?
A、Avremel rescued Ed at the cost of his own life.
B、Both Avremel and Ed gave up their chance of escape.
C、Both Avremel and Ed were finally rescued.
D、Avremel stayed with Ed and both lost their lives.
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