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

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

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

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

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

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

55. A. That　　　　　　　　　 B. This　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. It　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

答案：36-40 ADBBD　　 41-45 ACBAD　　 46-50 BCABC　　 51-55 DACBC

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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 my 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 my 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 prevent 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.

54. A. resting　　　　　　　　 B. drinking　　　　　　　　　C. sleeping　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopping

53. A. seldom　　　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　C. still　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. just

52. A. forget　　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　　　C. realize　　　　　　　 　　　 D. notice