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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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 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 sway me from 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 pursue my____You know what you want. Go and fulfill 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. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2.A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3.A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4.A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6.A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
7.A. on B. in C. at D. about
8.A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9.A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13.A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14.A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15.A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17.A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18.A. this B. he C. it D. that
19.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise
The pot ______ for ______ hot water.
A.used; keeping B.was used; keeping
C.is used; to keep D.are used; keep
By the time Mr Wang returned home from Beijing, his son’s wedding _______.
A.ended B.has ended C.had been ending D.had ended
— Would you like to help look after the children _____ I do the shopping?
— I’d love to!
A.since B.as C.while D.for
Many senior students have just reached a point _____ they can control their moods and actions.
A.where B.that C.when D.which
— Bruce，you don't look well. What happened?
— ________ in heavy traffic just now made me nervous.
A.Drive B.To drive C.Driven D.Driving
