My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling   16  , but I always knew he was   17  . He never criticized us, but used   18   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   19   as a child I said something   20   about somebody, and my father said, “   21   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best   22   people, I would get the best   23  . From then on I’ve always tried to   24    the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very   25  . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   26   a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a   27  ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,   28   any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   29   me to go into law. And I’ve   30   regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,   31   I didn’t pursue my   32  . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As   33   turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national   34   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   35   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. raise

 After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you   31  . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had  32  his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without   33  , you went over and   34   the extra $2 into his hand.

    When we were leaving, you   35   threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kid will really enjoy   36   this.”

Last week, a young man   37   me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have   38   money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much   39   is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car   40   he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15   41  , which came to a little over $20. That is an easy mistake as both gauges run fast.

    Something made me think of you and   42   you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so   43   and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.

   Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s   44   to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the   45   and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

                                                        Love always, Mum.

1.A. followed       B. gave             C. set              D. took

2. A. ordered      B. booked           C. offered              D. bought

3.A. hesitation         B. doubt                C. permission           D. difficulty

4.A. spread         B. put              C. threw            D. loaded[

5.A. again          B. already          C. only             D. also

6.A. finding        B. accepting            C. looking for          D. pointing at

7. A. behind            B. beyond           C. ahead of        D. next to[

8. A. much              B. some             C. any             D. enough

9. A. far               B. long             C. short               D. high

10. A. and              B. but                  C. so              D. while

11. A. kilometers       B. kilograms            C. pounds          D. litres

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

13.A. excited       B. surprised            C. interested           D. encouraged

14. A. easier           B. better               C. faster              D. worse

15. A. comer        B. mud              C. ground               D. carpet

—Can you come on Monday or Tuesday??

—I’m afraid _________day is possible.?

A.either                 B.neither               C.some                  D.any?

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

　　The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.

　　Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .

　　1.A.cases        B .reasons      C .factors      D .situations

　　2.A.But         B .And         C .Besides     D .Even

　　3.A.else         B .near         C .extra       D .similar

　　4.A.generating    B .effective     C .motivating   D .creative

　　5.A.origins       B .sources      C .bases       D .discoveries

　　6.A.employed     B .created      C .operated    D .controlled

　　7.A.came        B .arrived       C .stemmed   D .appeared

　　8.A.less         B .better        C. more       D .worse

　　9.A.genuine      B .practical     C .pure        D .clever

　　10.A.happily     B .occasionally  C. reluctantly   D .accurately

　　11.A.now        B .and         C .all         D .so

　　12.A.seldom      B .sometimes   C .all         D .never

　　13.A.planning    B .using        C .idea        D .means

　　14.A.of         B .with         C .to          D .as

　　15.A.single      B .sole         C. specialized   D .specific

　　16.A.few        B .those        C .many       D .all

　　17.A.proposed    B .developed    C .supplied     D .offered

　　18.A.little       B .much        C .some        D .any

　　19.A.as         B .if           C .because      D .while

　　20.A.ago        B .past         C .ahead        D .before

Few pleasures can equal _________of a cool drink on a hot day.?

A.some                 B.any                    C.that                    D.those?