47. By "Angel money", the author refers to__________.
　　[ A ] the money borrowed from banks
　　[ B ] the money spent to promote sales
　　[ C ] the money raised from close friends
　　[ D ] the money needed to start a business

　　48. To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to__________.
　　[ A ] put up with unfair terms
　　[ B ] change your business line
　　[ C ] enlarge your business scope
　　[ D ] let them operate your business

　　49. The author easily built a team for his company because__________.
　　[ A ] they were underpaid at their previous jobs
　　[ B ] they were turned down by other companies
　　[ C ] they were confident of the author and his business                 
　　[ D ] they were satisfied with the salaries in his company

　　50. Louise decided to lend money to the author because__________.
　　[ A ] she wanted to join his company
　　[ B ] she knew he would build a team
　　[ C ] she knew his plan would succeed
　　[ D ] she wanted to help promote his sales

　　Text 2
　　Nearly all “speed reading” courses have a “pacing” element--some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are reading. How do you know when  5 minutes has passed on your watch if you are busy reading the book? Well, this is difficult at first. A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of a pub-lic clock which strikes the quarter hours. Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest books. You should soon notice your accustomed w. p.m. rate creeping up.

　　Obviously there is little point in increasing your w. p. m. rate if you do not understand what you are reading. When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter ( if you are reading a novel) or every section or group of ten or twelve pages ( if it is a text-book) and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the thread of the story, or you cannot remember clearly the details of what was said, reread the section or chapter.

　　You can also try “lightning speed” exercise from time to time. Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading and read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not bother about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your "normal" w. p. m. rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand. After a ‘lightning speed' reading through (probably 600 w. p. m. ) you will usually find that your “normal” speed has increased-perhaps. by as much as 50-100 w. p.m. This is the technique sportsmen use when they usually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race.