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完形填空My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling1, but I always knew he was2. He never criticized us, but used3to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I4as a child I said something5about somebody, and my father said, “6time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best7people, I would get the best8. From then on I’ve always tried to9the principle in my life and later in running my pany.Dad’s also always been very10. At 15, I started a magazine. It was11a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a12：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,13any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14me to go into law. And I’ve15regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,16I didn’t pursue my17. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”As18turned out, my little publication went on to bee Student, a national19for 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 Dad20me.1.A.biologistB.managerC.lawyerD.gardener2.A.strictB.honestC.specialD.learned3.A.praiseB.courageC.powerD.warmth4.A.thinkB.imagineC.rememberD.guess5.A.unnecessaryB.unkindC.unimportantD.unusual6.A.AnotherB.SomeC.AnyD.Other7.A.onB.inC.atD.about8.A.in caseB.by turnsC.by chanceD.in return9.A.reviseB.setC.reviewD.follow10.A.understandingB.experiencedC.seriousD.demanding11.A.taking upB.making upC.picking upD.keeping up12.A.suggestionB.decisionC.noticeD.choice13.A.andB.asC.even ifD.as if14.A.helpedB.allowedC.persuadedD.suggested15.A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.almost16.A.ratherB.butC.forD.therefore17.A.promiseB.taskC.beliefD.dream18.A.thisB.heC.itD.that19.A.newspaperB.magazineC.programD.project20.A.controlledB.fortedC.remindedD.raise