My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling       , but I always knew he was special. He never    us, but used praise to      our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them       , they die.” I remember as a child I said       unkind about somebody, and my father said, “     time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He       that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best      . From then on I’ve always tried to follow the       in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s          always been very understanding. At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great    of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice：stay in school or leave to     my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway（使动摇） me from my decision,      any good father would. When he    I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And I’ve always      it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn’t    my dream. You know       you want. Go fulfill it.”
As it     , my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them      in the same way      Dad raise me.

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

A．criticized B．praised C．cared D．encouraged

A．bring up B．bring out C．tune up D．turn out

A．energy B．time C．flower D．water

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．none

A．Another B．Any C．Some D．Other

A．discussed B．remembered C．explained D．reflected

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

A．principle B．law C．regulation D．rule

A．therefore B．also C．never D．too

A．number B．many C．plenty D．deal

A．take out B．take on C．work on D．work out

A．as B．and C．even if D．as if

A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．permitted

A．respected B．reminded C．retired D．regretted

A．quit B．value C．persuade D．pursue

A．how B．which C．what D．that

A．made out B．turned out C．turned in D．made up

A．up B．out C．in D．about

A．which B．what C．that D．how