完型填空
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