Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving．He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish．

There were so many things he could do．He felt like the whole world could be his, 36   he set his mind to it．

He knew that his  37  had no limits．He knew that he could accumulate  38  that would dwarf （使相形见绌） that of ancient kings; he knew that he could  39  books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could  40  things that would forever change the lives of millions of people．He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds．

There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one  41 , he had to make a choice．He had to decide where to  42  all of his ability．Making that decision was extremely hard, for any  43  meant cutting off some future achievements．In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and  44  children．And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide  45  he should bring his potential into full play．

Time went by, and he grew  46 ．Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him．But there was still so much he could accomplish．

One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early．He dragged his feet to the bathroom．There, feeling  47  , he looked in the mirror．A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him．He looked  48  into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49  one simple truth．The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped  50  forever．

The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves （自以为是，自鸣得意） by thinking that they could have  51  this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances．Yet this is nothing but  52 ．You simply lack something that is  53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower,  54  something else．In fact,  55  you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving．

36.    A．before            B．since              C．if                      D．though

37     A．wisdom          B．freedom          C．world                D．potential

38     A．courage          B．interest           C．knowledge         D．power

39     A．write              B．read                C．buy                   D．edit

40     A．adopt             B．acquire           C．invent                D．destroy

41     A．step               B．life                 C．chance              D．condition

42     A．promote         B．accumulate      C．increase             D．apply

43     A．choice            B．mistake           C．failure                D．effort

44     A．assisted          B．raised             C．loved                 D．punished

45     A．why               B．where             C．when                 D．whether

46     A．older              B．wiser              C．greedier             D．cruder

47     A．sleepy            B．weak              C．satisfied             D．comfortable

48     A．carelessly       B．secretly           C．angrily               D．closely

49     A．reminded        B．remembered    C．realized              D．created

50     A．fueling            B．starting           C．moving              D．beating

51     A．learned           B．achieved         C．undertaken         D．doubted

52     A．reality             B．history            C．imagination        D．record

53     A．unimportant    B．necessary        C．unbelievable       D．ordinary

54     A．and                B．or                   C．even                  D．as

55     A．what              B．which             C．that                   D．how

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling ___36___， but I always knew he was ___37___．He never criticized us, but used ___38___ 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 ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___  about somebody, and father said,“___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you．”He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would get the best ___43___．From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running my company．

Dad’s also always been very ___45___．At 15, I started a magazine．It was ___46___ a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47__: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would．When  he realized I had  made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49__ me to go into law．And I’ve ___50___ regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist, ___51__ I didn’t pursue my ___52__．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”

As ___53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54__ 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 ___55__ me．

A．biologist         B．manager       C．layer         D．gardener

A．strict            B．honest          C．special       D．learned

A．praise            B．courage        C．power       D．warmth

A．think            B．imagine         C．remember    D．guess

A．unnecessary       B．unkind        C．unimportant   D．unusual

A．Another           B．Some         C．Any         D．Other

A．on              B．in            C．at           D．about

A．in case         B．by turns             C．by chance    D．in return

A．revise            B．set          C．review       D．follow

A．understanding     B．experienced   C．serious        D．demanding

A．taking up       B．making up    C．picking up     D．keeping up

A．suggestion        B．decision       C．notice         D．choice

A．and             B．as             C．even if        D．as if

A．helped           B．allowed         C．persuaded      D．suggested

A．always           B．never         C．seldom         D．almost

A．rather            B．but           C．for            D．therefore

A．promise          B．task            C．belief         D．dream

A．this             B．he              C．it             D．that

A．newspaper        B．magazine        C．program       D．project

A．controlled       B．comforted      C．reminded       D．raised

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling ___36___， but I always knew he was ___37___．He never criticized us, but used ___38___ 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 ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___  about somebody, and father said, “___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would get the best ___43___．From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running my company．

Dad’s also always been very ___45___．At 15, I started a magazine．It was ___46___ a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47__: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49__ me to go into law．And I’ve ___50___ regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist, ___51__ I didn’t pursue my ___52__．You know what you want．Go fulfill it.”

As ___53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54__ 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 ___55__ 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．raised

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 pout 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(实现) 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．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．raised

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling ___36___， but I always knew he was ___37___．He never criticized us, but used ___38___ 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 ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___  about somebody, and father said, “___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would get the best ___43___．From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running my company．

Dad’s also always been very ___45___．At 15, I started a magazine．It was ___46___ a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47__: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49__ me to go into law．And I’ve ___50___ regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist, ___51__ I didn’t pursue my ___52__．You know what you want．Go fulfill it.”

As ___53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54__ 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 ___55__ me．

36．A．biologist       B．manager      C．lawyer            D．gardener

37．A．strict          B．honest        C．special            D．learned

38．A．praise         B．courage       C．power            D．warmth

39．A．think          B．imagine       C．remember         D．guess

40．A．unnecessary    B．unkind        C．unimportant    D．unusual

41．A．Another          B．Some         C．Any           D．Other

42．A．on            B．in            C．at                D．about

43．A．in case          B．by turns        C．by chance         D．in return

44．A．revise           B．set            C．review         D．follow

45．A．understanding    B．experienced     C．serious         D．demanding

46．A．taking up        B．making up      C．picking up      D．keeping up

47．A．suggestion       B．decision        C．notice         D．choice

48．A．and                 B．as                 C．even if        D．as if

49．A．helped          B．allowed               C．persuaded      D．suggested

50．A．always              B．never          C．seldom              D．almost

51．A．rather           B．but               C．for             D．therefore

52．A．promise         B．task               C．belief           D．dream

53．A．this                 B．he                  C．it              D．that

54．A．newspaper       B．magazine           C．program            D．project

55．A．controlled       B．comforted           C．reminded           D．raised