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