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单选题

A．Enough cash flow to support companies.
B．A responsible attitude to their employees.
C．Their nimbleness in doing business.
D．Their ability of getting rid of government intervention.

参考答案C

解析:【听力原文】
Mark Zwerdling started Generation Z, a youth sports marketing company, seven years ago. He has three employees and lists cash flow, responsibility to employees, and being nimble as keys to success. [20] "I think people are looking to do business with small companies, again I hate using the word nimble, but I think what businesses are looking for from some of their vendors is being nimble. So, I think people are very excited about where the economy is and where opportunities lie and I think that' s kind of a unique thing," said Zwerdling.
At Snowdonia, a Welsh-style restaurant in Queens, New York, owner Carrie Spiller says she is now barely making a profit two years after opening. In addition to the high cost of electricity, Spiller was surprised by the extent of government involvement in her business. "Basically, I think it was taxes that was my biggest lesson.Employee tax, you have to pay unemployment, sales tax, naturally. Just all these little elements that go into what your monthly responsibility is and it, especially in the beginning, is overwhelming," she said.
The small business owners VOA spoke with cite health care costs as one of the biggest expenses and risks.Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are not required to offer health insurance, but to attract and keep employees--it's basically a necessity. [21] David Rosini, who owns an engineering company, says providing health care is almost the biggest and most frustrating issue he faces. "We cover most of their health care expenses and since I've been doing this for 10 years, every single year health care goes up 20 to 25 percent,"he said. "And every year we shop around to try and get the best coverage for the most reasonable rates andit's just something that we cannot control."
A recent economic forecast from Bank of America/CFI GroUp says small businesses are doing well. But according to Sue Lonergan, the bank's small business executive, there is caution with the optimism. "Small businesses are still hesitant to spend and expand, and that includes hiring and they're very nervous about the fact that there could be turnover because there is potentially some wage inflation on the forefront," she said. [22] The survey also showed that American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in millennials, those who were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of them are looking forward to owning their own small businesses and are very optimistic about the economy.
According to Mark Zwerdling, what are businesses looking for from some of their vendors?
【解题思路】四个选项均为名词性短语，表示的都是商业领域中的不同方面。本题考查的内容应该是有关企业运营的细节信息，听音时应将重点放在四项的关键信息上(cash flow、responsible attitude、nimbleness、getting dd of government intervention)。
【解析】讲座开头部分引用兹沃德林的话提到，人们希望和小公司做生意，虽然他讨厌用 “精明”这个词，但企业希望从一些供应商那里获得的就是精明，选项将文中的形容词nimble改写成了名词nimbleness，故答案C正确。其他三项虽然在文中出现过，但是与题干内容无关．故排除。

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B．The paying of various high taxes to attract and keep his employees.
C．Huge financial loss due to potential investment risks.
D．The potential wage inflation because of unstable economic conditions.

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A．They are anxious about the development of small businesses.
B．They are optimistic about the conditions of small businesses.
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