Who is there among us who hasn’t dreamed of ___1____ (have) his or her own small (maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful ___2____ (free), both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own planes --- arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both ___3____ (pain) and fun. Or, so we imagine. Well, in fact it isn’t quite as ___4____ (simply) as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its ___5____ (satisfy) and that you can arrange your working hours___6____ (free) if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn’t think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month’s vacation. It is not ___7____ (usual) for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be ___8____ (devote) to accounting. But this negative picture doesn’t destroy the ___9____ (beauty) hopes. The ___10____ (possible) of getting something wonderful in return --- both material and mental --- continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.


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