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. promise
B. task
C. belief
D. dream
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根据首字母提示填写单词所缺部分,使句子完整。 We took the photos with the new c______ last month.
用下面词语的正确形式完成句子。change one"s mind base on less than get tired of in ruins She is ______ what her mother tells her to do all the time.
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. You look upset. What happened to you
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