My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling
1, but I always knew he was
2 . He never criticized us, but used
3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I
4 as a child I said something
5 about somebody, and my father said, “
6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best
7 people, I would get the best
8 . From then on I’ve always tried to
9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very
10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was
11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a
12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,
13 any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad
14 me to go into law. And I’ve
15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,
16 I didn’t pursue my
17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(實現(xiàn)) it.”
As
18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national
19 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
20 me.
小題1: | A.biologist | B.manager | C.lawyer | D.gardener |
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小題2: | A.strict | B.honest | C.special | D.learned |
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小題3: | A.praise | B.courage | C.power | D.warmth |
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小題4: | A.think | B.imagine | C.remember | D.guess |
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小題5: | A.unnecessary | B.unkind | C.unimportant | D.unusual |
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小題6: | A.Another | B.Some | C.Any | D.Other |
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小題7: | A.on | B.in | C.a(chǎn)t | D.a(chǎn)bout |
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小題8: | A.in case | B.by turns | C.by chance | D.in return |
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小題9: | A.revise | B.set | C.review | D.follow |
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小題10: | A.understanding | B.experienced | C.serious | D.demanding |
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小題11: | A.taking up | B.making up | C.picking up | D.keeping up |
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小題12: | A.suggestion | B.decision | C.notice | D.choice |
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小題13: | A.a(chǎn)nd | B.a(chǎn)s | C.even if | D.a(chǎn)s if |
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小題14: | A.helped | B.a(chǎn)llowed | C.persuaded | D.suggested |
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小題15: | A.a(chǎn)lways | B.never | C.seldom | D.a(chǎn)lmost |
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小題16: | A.rather | B.but | C.for | D.therefore |
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小題17: | A.promise | B.task | C.belief | D.dream |
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小題19: | A.newspaper | B.magazine | C.program | D.project |
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小題20: | A.controlled | B.comforted | C.reminded | D.raised |
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