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山东2005
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 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 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A. biologistB. managerC. lawyerD. gardener
2. A. strictB. honestC. specialD. learned
3. A. praiseB. courageC. powerD. warmth
4. A. thinkB. imagineC. rememberD. guess
5. A. unnecessaryB. unkindC. unimportantD. unusual
6. A. AnotherB. SomeC. AnyD. Other
7. A. onB. inC. atD. about
8. A. in caseB. by turnsC. by chanceD. in return
9. A. reviseB. setC. reviewD. follow
10.A. understandingB. experiencedC. seriousD. demanding
11. A. taking upB. making upC. picking upD. keeping up
12.A. suggestionB. decisionC. noticeD. choice
13.A. andB. asC. even ifD. as if
14.A. helpedB. allowedC. persuadedD. suggested
15.A. alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. almost
16.A. ratherB. butC. forD. therefore
17.A. promiseB. taskC. beliefD. dream
18.A. thisB. heC. itD. that
19.A. newspaperB. magazineC. programD. project
20.A. controlledB. comfortedC. remindedD. raised
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