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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his mo

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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his mo

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he   1   up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his   2   expensive “school” fees. He always owes his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before   3  , he bought a Rolex watch with the   4   made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be   5   down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the  6   goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying   7   for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless   8 . When he was   9   of his ‘smarts’, immediately,   10   the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which   11   nearly ¥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words. Glen was amazed.   12   he understood why, he was taken to the office to be   13  strictly. For many times of entry-exit   14  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him   15   time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if   16   reusing and carrying fake and shoddy(伪劣)goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after   17    the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep   18   on him, because an additional high “school”fees that he had ever paid made him realize the value of   19  , which he would   20   as the secret of his success forever.

1.A.set                           B.came                      C.went                      D.called

2.A.good                        B.bad                         C.extra                      D.few

3.A.staying                     B.leaving                    C.living               D.coming

4.A.books                    B.things                     C.saving                    D.pounds

5.A.put                           B.looked                    C.taken                      D.lied

6.A.ordinary                   B.common                 C.specific                  D.many

7.A.one                          B.it                            C.them                      D.these

8.A.present                     B.trade                       C.toy.                       D.fake

9.A.afraid                    B.proud                     C.well                        D.hard

10.A.in                           B.on                          C.before                    D.after

11.A.paid                     B.spent                      C.took                       D.cost

12.A.Before                    B.After                      C.If                           D.Though

13.A.appreciated             B.beaten                     C.spoken                   D.examined

14.A.conditions               B.experiences             C.experiments            D.chances

15.A.no matter what        B.no matter how       C.no matter when      D.no matter why

16.A.came out                B.found out                C.sent out                  D.set out

17.A.landing                   B.flying                     C.catching                 D.boarding

18.A.expression                     B.idea                        C.thought                   D.impression

19.A.honesty                  B.lies                         C.goods                     D.things

20.A.remember               B.learn                       C.revise                     D.read

试题答案

1—5 ACBCC    6—10 CBDBA     11—15 DADBA      16—20 BDDAA