Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  16  in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often  17  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  18  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  19 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  20  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 21 .

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  22 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  23  plenty of money.

　　Jack  24  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  25  the ￡100.

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  26  his first million, and he wanted to  27  this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was  29  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  30  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　  Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  31  Jack still can’t get used to  32  the good life. He can  33  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

“I remember being very  34  as a child, but never  35  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

1.                A．job            B．work           C．company D．house

2.                A．able           B．glad            C．unable   D．eager

3.                A．offer           B．like            C．expect   D．afford

4.                A．wrong          B．hungry         C．ill   D．bad

5.                A．seeing         B．wondering      C．doubting  D．preparing

6.                A．school          B．farm           C．business  D．store

7.                A．problem        B．purpose        C．future    D．principle

8.                A．spent          B．borrowed       C．wasted   D．earned

9.                A．enjoyed        B．preferred       C．promised D．hated

10.               A．developing      B．saving          C．repaying   D．paying

11.               A．given          B．made          C．taken D．lost

12.               A．remember      B．honor          C．celebrate  D．recognize

13.               A．common        B．simple         C．interesting     D．grand

14.               A．impossible      B．possible        C．obvious   D．basic

15.               A．ground         B．front           C．spot  D．heart

16.               A．so             B．and            C．or    D．but

17.               A．using          B．sparing         C．living D．keeping

18.               A．often          B．never          C．sometimes D．seldom

19.               A．rich           B．poor           C．healthy    D．well

20.               A．proud          B．satisfied        C．unhappy   D．happy

Review by Rose at midwestbookreview.com
Written by Johannah Biuedorm, My Mommy ,My Teacher is an enjoyable, full-color, children’s picture book about a little girl who learns from her family how to work on a farm..
Review by Dena wood at timestales.com
My Mommy ,My Teacher is a delighrful story of a little girl who shares the events(事情) of her daily life as she works, learns and plays with her family. the beautiful country life of this home-schooling family offers a feeling of peace, safety and meaning to both children and grown-ups. Love, respect, responsibility(责任) and joy are very easy to find as we follow this littile girl through her day.
Review by Britta McColl at morningstarlearning.com
I just read it to my daughters last night, and we all enjoyed it so much. My 13-year-old son who was listening said, “We should have home-school like that !”There are several things that appealed to him:
The farm (chickens and strawberries),the parrot, the love and joy .This is really a wonderful book for both parents and children.
Review by Rebekan Wilson at hopechestlegacy.com
If you have ever had a hard home—schooling day, and if you are ever unhappy and ready to cry ,take out this simple little book and allow the story and picture to wash your heart clean, think again why you are doing what you do, and open your heart to your children once more. Surely you will feel much better.
【小题1】According to Rose ,all of the following about My Mommy ,My Teacher is true EXCEPT that         

A．it is an enjoyable book	B．it is a full—color book
C．it is mainly about a mother	D．it’s a story that happens on a farm

A．Johannah Blurdorn spent her chidhood in a big city

B．Britta McColl has two daughters and one son

C．the little girl in the book lives a very happy life

D．Rebekah Wilson has never cried since she read the book