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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Carl Kenton is a wealthy businessman. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he        his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his ________ expensive “school” fee. He always owes his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before        , he bought a Rolex watch with the          made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  ________  down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the  ________   goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ________   for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a________   fake(假货). When he was   ________  of his “smarts”, immediately,  ________ the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which   ________  nearly 100,000,  into pieces at hearing Glen’s words. Glen was   ________ . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  ________ . For many times of entry-exit  ________   he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and   ________him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if   ________   reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after ________  the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ________  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  ________  , which he would   ________   as the secret of his success forever.

A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up

A．good B．bad C．extra D．few

A．staying B．leaving C．living D．coming

A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds

A．put B．looked C．taken D．lied

A．ordinary B．common C．specific D．many

A．one B．it C．them D．these

A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable

A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard

A．in B．on C．before D．after

A．paid B．spent C．took D．cost

A．disappointed B．delighted C．shocked D．satisfied

A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously

A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances

A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged

A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out

A．landing B．flying C．catching D．boarding

A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression

A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery

A．remember B．study C．read D．Research