My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was special. He never criticized us, but used 2 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 3 as a child I said something 4 about somebody, and father said, " 5 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it"s a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best 6 . From then on I"ve always tried to 7 the principle in my life and later in running my company.Dad"s also always been very understanding. At 15 years, I started a magazine. It was 8 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 9 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, but dad tried to sway me from my decision, 10 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad 11 me to go into law. And I"ve always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn"t pursue my 12 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it."As 13 turned out, my little publication went on to becomeStudent, a national 14 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 15 me.
A. revise
B. set
C. review
D. follow
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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 special. He never criticized us, but used 2 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 3 as a child I said something 4 about somebody, and father said, " 5 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it"s a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best 6 . From then on I"ve always tried to 7 the principle in my life and later in running my company.Dad"s also always been very understanding. At 15 years, I started a magazine. It was 8 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 9 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, but dad tried to sway me from my decision, 10 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad 11 me to go into law. And I"ve always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn"t pursue my 12 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it."As 13 turned out, my little publication went on to becomeStudent, a national 14 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 15 me.
A. suggestion
B. decision
C. notice
D. choice
A. Oh, so she does.B. I failed the math exam.C. Just so-so.D. Thank you, but I prefer a cup of tea.E. Sorry, I overslept. Lucy works hard and she speaks English very well.
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was special. He never criticized us, but used 2 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 3 as a child I said something 4 about somebody, and father said, " 5 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it"s a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best 6 . From then on I"ve always tried to 7 the principle in my life and later in running my company.Dad"s also always been very understanding. At 15 years, I started a magazine. It was 8 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 9 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, but dad tried to sway me from my decision, 10 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad 11 me to go into law. And I"ve always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn"t pursue my 12 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it."As 13 turned out, my little publication went on to becomeStudent, a national 14 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 15 me.
A. taking up
B. making up
C. picking up
D. keeping up
In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. 1 . But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.This is certainly good for health. 2 . With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of roles that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic, nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to walk bicycles across the busy intersections. 3 .In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the introduction of crash helmets in 1980, the number of injuries and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. 4 .根据短文内容,将A—D填入短文空缺处,然后完成下面小题。
A. By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe
B. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules
C. Bicycles have long played an important part in young people"s life
D. But it has also brought some problems