Choose the correct phrase to complete the following sentences.

1. Tom Hisata used to work in ______________.

a television.

b property

c catering.

2. One of the principal difficulties that he had getting started was ______________.

a finding a partner.

b leasing a site.

c selecting qualified personnel.

3. He managed to convince the owners because ______________.

a he had past restaurant experience.

b he was of Japanese origin.

c they liked the idea.

4. He did not obtain finance from ______________.

a banks.

b corporate sponsors.

c government agencies.

5. After two years in business, he had ______________.

a licensed franchises in five major cities.

b expanded seating capacity in the original restaurant.

c opened three new restaurants.

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TEXT 23

Read the article and do the tasks that follow.

SOME TIPS ON STARTING YOUR BUSINESS

Planning is an essential ingredient for a successful business. The type of business which needs most careful thought is the one you start from scratch. But you don't need an original idea to have a good business. If you are worried about starting from scratch, you might want to think about buying a business that is already running.

Talking to people who have already started up their own business is very useful. You can learn a great deal from both successful businesses and those that have failed. Your Enterprise Agency or Chamber of Commerce may run business clubs where you can meet other small business owners.

Not having enough finance, which is one of the most common problems in small business, can be fatal. It is easy to underestimate the amount of money you will need to start up your business. The time that you spend working out your cash needs and monitoring cashflow is time well-spent.

You should have at least a basic understanding of trading laws, which protect consumers, employees, the general public and businesses as well.

Failure to respect these laws could even be a crime. For example, every employee whose employment continues for one month or more has the right to receive a written statement, which is a sort of contract with the terms and details of their employment. Your local tax office will send you documents that show you how much you need to take out of each employee's wages, and where to send the money.

Complete the sentences.

1. An essential ingredient for a successful business is ____________.

2. First, you must decide ____________.

3. It is very useful ____________.

4. You can meet other small business owners ____________.

5. One of the most common problems for start-ups is ____________.

6. You should know ____________.

7. Every employee has the right ____________.

8. Your local tax office sends ____________.

Match the word with the definition.

1.	monitor	a)	to start a job or activity from the beginning.
2.	protect	b)	to be unable to run a business because of a lack of money.
3.	start from scratch	c)	to think that something is less important than it is really is.
4.	underestimate	d)	calculate an answer, amount, price, value; to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it.
5.	fail	e)	to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes or progresses over a period a time.
6.	work out	f)	to keep someone from or something from harm, damage, or illness.

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TEXT 24

Read the article written by Ruth Sunderland and do the tasks that

Follow.