高中三年级英语(人教版)全一册 Unit 16 Reading 2

　　A BUSINESS DECISION

　　After a long and heavy week at work Gao Tian is feeling tired and a bit fed up. As the bus moves slowly through the Friday evening traffic, she thinks about her future and the difficult decision she has to make. Gao Tian has a good job in a national media corporation, but for some time the idea of starting her own advertising agency has been developing in her mind. Should she give up her job security and salary to risk starting her own business?

　　Many people like Gao Tian dream of being their own boss. Being self-employed offers the chance to be in control, to be an employer rather than an employee, and to have the freedom to be creative. Of course, the possibility of financial success and future wealth is also very attractive. With such obvious advantages it is hardly surprising that hundreds of thousands of people every year choose to pursue their business dream.

　　Gao Tian, however, has not decided. She knows it is a big financial commitment to set up a business and that she would have to be flexible and work long hours at the beginning. Until she could afford an accountant and other staff, she alone would do all the paperwork, marketing and design, and probably take on the roles of receptionist and office cleaner as well. Gao Tian would not mind this, because she sees it as an exciting part of the challenge. What is holding her back is the possibility that the business might not be successful.

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