15、 浙江省南马高级中学10-11学年高一9月月考(英语) Many
years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand(农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he 21 to the town after dinner and spent a few
hours on social
22 with other farmhands,
such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday
evenings, the café was 23 because many farmhands were there.
Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his 24
. In his words, he 25 thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who
was a school teacher. In the following spring I came 26
into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt 27
. She told Dad that they must make a 28
.
My mother had 29
of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a
poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and 30
. And she 31 that I would some day become a great
leader 32 men or cities and Dad should be a
successful businessman. So she 33 Dad to give up his job as a farmhand,
sell his horse and 34 a
small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent
me abroad for 35 education when I graduated from college.
Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I 36
what we have today. Dad runs a big international 37
and I am a successful lawyer
38 great fame in my country, 39 not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be
what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. 40
he got a lesson of life -sometimes we really need drive from outside.
C．never D．sometimes