1. 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 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 sway me from 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 pursue my
. You know what you want. Go fulfill 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 |
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【小题2】 | A.strict | B.honest | C.special | D.learned |
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【小题3】 | A.praise | B.courage | C.power | D.warmth |
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【小题4】 | A.think | B.imagine | C.remember | D.guess |
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【小题5】 | A.unnecessary | B.unkind | C.unimportant | D.unusual |
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【小题6】 | A.Another | B.Some | C.Any | D.Other |
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【小题8】 | A.in case | B.by turns | C.by chance | D.in return |
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【小题9】 | A.revise | B.set | C.review | D.follow |
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【小题10】 | A.understanding | B.experienced | C.serious | D.demanding |
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【小题11】 | A.taking up | B.making up | C.picking up | D.keeping up |
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【小题12】 | A.suggestion | B.decision | C.notice | D.choice |
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【小题13】 | A.and | B.as | C.even if | D.as if |
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【小题14】 | A.helped | B.allowed | C.persuaded | D.suggested |
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【小题15】 | A.always | B.never | C.seldom | D.almost |
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【小题16】 | A.rather | B.but | C.for | D.therefore |
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【小题17】 | A.promise | B.task | C.belief | D.dream |
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【小题19】 | A.newspaper | B.magazine | C.program | D.project |
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【小题20】 | A.controlled | B.comforted | C.reminded | D.raise |
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