My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used 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 as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection（反映）of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to get me to change my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, __ I didn’t realize my . You know what you want. Go achieve it. ”
As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 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 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. Some C. AnyD. Other
7.A. onB. inC. atD. about
8.A. in caseB. by turnsC. by chanceD. in return
9.A. processB. 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
----What’s the matter with Della?
---- Well, her parents wouldn’t allow her to go to the party, but she still ____.
A. hopes to B. hopes so C. hopes not D. hopes for
---- Here____! Where is Xiao Liu?
---- There____.
A. comes the bus, is he B. comes the bus, he is
C. the bus comes, is he D. the bus comes, he is
While I was in the foreign country, my younger brother always ____ me of what was happening in big cities in time.
A. approved B. accused C. informed D. warned
With the word “PM2.5” ____ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.
A. constantly B. instantly C. roughly D. firmly
After a careful survey about the cause of the newly-built bridge, they finally came to a(n) _________ that it was due to the heavy rain.
A. construction B. motivation C. conclusion D. impression
