35.The street is not in good order with
rubbish_____ everywhere.
A. lain B. laying C. laid D. lying
完形填空(共20小题 ，每小题 1.5分，满分30分)
Jack Baines is a self-made
millionaire .but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight
children. His father __36__in the cotton mills(纱厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often __37__to work
because of poor health. The family couldn’t __38__to pay the rent, and the
children often went __39__..After leaving school at the age of 14,Jack was
wondering __40__ to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him￡100 to start his own __41__.
It was just after the war. Raw
materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without __42__ his parents’ advice) saw
a future in scrap metal(金属切屑). He
bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage . When he had build up a
sizeable amount, he sold it and __43__ plenty of money.
Jack__44__working hard. After one
year he succeeded in __45__the ￡100 and he also
__46__ to give Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity.(慷慨)
By the time Jack was 30 years old
he __47__ his first million , and
he wanted to celebrate this progress __48__doing something “great”. With all
his money__49__ was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his
parents. In 1959“Baines Castle” was built in the
__50__of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the
country.
Jack has recently sold “ Baines
Castle ” £500 million,__51__ Jack still can’t get used to __52__. He can often
be found drinking with the locals at the local pub.
“ I remember being very __53__ as
a child, but __54__ unhappy as a child,” says Jack,” and I’ll never forget
__55__ I came from and who I am.”
Lancashire people are proud of their
local hero.
