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      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 pour 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 to fulfill it.”　
     As　18　turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national　19　for young people in the UK. 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.　
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. noticeD. 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. t ask   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. raised

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