Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he
his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always
his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,
to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the
made through years. At the airport he had to accept the
customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for
. Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying
for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a
fake（假貨）. When he was
of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which
nearly 100,000, into pieces
hearing Glen’s words. Glen was
. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined
. For many times of entry-exit
he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and
him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if
reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be
by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep
on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of
, which he would remember as the
of his success forever.
| 小題1: | | A．went up | B．set up | C．took up | D．picked up |
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| 小題2: | | A．owes | B．mentions | C．brings | D．honors |
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| 小題3: | | A．objected | B．refused | C．decided | D．a(chǎn)sked |
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| 小題4: | | A．books | B．things | C．pounds | D．savings |
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| 小題5: | | A．ordinary | B．regular | C．routine | D．common |
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| 小題6: | | A．inspection | B．look | C．test | D．experiment |
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| 小題8: | | A．careless | B．priceless | C．hopeless | D．worthless |
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| 小題9: | | A．a(chǎn)fraid | B．a(chǎn)shamed | C．proud | D．hard |
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| 小題10: | | A．spent | B．paid | C．cost | D．took |
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| 小題12: | | A．a(chǎn)mazed | B．delighted | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小題13: | | A．strictly | B．quietly | C．quickly | D．curiously |
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| 小題14: | | A．conditions | B．chances | C．experiments | D．experiences |
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| 小題15: | | A．stopped | B．warned | C．urged | D．hoped |
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| 小題16: | | A．found out | B．came out | C．sent out | D．set out |
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| 小題17: | | A．hit | B．charged | C．praised | D．blamed |
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| 小題18: | | A．expression | B．idea | C．thought | D．impression |
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| 小題19: | | A．lies | B．honesty | C．goods | D．bravery |
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| 小題20: | | A．choice | B．lesson | C．secret | D．belief |
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