My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggl
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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I’ve always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I’ve 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn’t pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the
36. A. biologist | B. manager | C. lawyer | D. gardener |
37. A. strict | B. honest | C. special | D. learned |
38. A. praise | B. courage | C. power | D. warmth |
39. A. think | B. imagine | C. remember | D. guess |
40. A. unnecessary | B. unkind | C. unimportant | D. unusual |
41. A. Another | B. Some | C. Any | D. Other |
42. A. on | B. in | C. at | D. about |
43. A. in case | B. by turns | C. by chance | D. in return |
44. A. revise | B. set | C. review | D. follow |
45. A. understanding | B. experienced | C. serious | D. demanding |
46. A. taking up | B. making up | C. picking up | D. keeping up |
47. A. suggestion | B. decision | C. notice | D. choice |
48. A. and | B. as | C. even if | D. as if |
49. A. helped | B. allowed | C. persuaded | D. suggested |
50. A. always | B. never | C. seldom | D. almost |
51. A. rather | B. but | C. for | D. therefore |
52. A. promise | B. task | C. belief | D. dream |
53. A. this | B. he | C. it | D. that |
54. A. newspaper | B. magazine | C. program | D. project |
55. A. controlled | B. comforted | C. reminded | D. raised |
试题答案
36-40 CCACB 41-45 CBDDA 46-50 ADBCA 51-55 BDCBD