英语

　　1. The average small business starts with just $10,000 in initial ( ) , most of which comes from the business owner's personal savings , while just over a quarter are funded by bank loans and lines of credit .

　　A.wealth

　　B. debt

　　C. capital

　　D. fees

　　【答案】C。句意为：小型企业的平均起步资金仅为10,000美元，其中大部分来自企业主的个人储蓄，而四分之一以上的资金则来自银行贷款和信贷额度。A.财富，B.债务，C.资本，D.费用。所以答案选C。

　　2. The company has not performed very well during the last quarter, ( ) , It has still managed to turn a profit and retain most of its clients.

　　A. Even if

　　B. Despite

　　C. Nevertheless

　　D. So

　　【答案】C。句意为：该公司在上个季度表现不佳，尽管如此,仍然设法扭亏为盈并保留了大部分客户。A.即使;B.尽管，后不能跟句子;C.尽管如此;D所以。所以答案选C。

　　3. The art shop is on sale the ( ) jewellery these days

　　A. old

　　B. ancient

　　C. antique

　　D. crusted

　　【答案】C。句意为：这些天，艺术品商店正在销售古董珠宝。A.老的;B.古代的;C.古董的;D.有硬壳的。所以答案选C。