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（反映）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 get me to change 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 realize my       . You know what you want. Go achieve 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.

A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener

A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned

A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth

A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess

A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual

A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other

A．on B．in C．at D．about

A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return

A．process B．set C．review D．follow

A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding

A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up

A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice

A．and B．as C．even if D．as if

A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested

A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost

A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore

A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream

A．this B．he C．it D．that

A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project

A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised