Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he
________to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social
________ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was
________ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his
________. In his words, he
________ thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt________. She told Dad that they must make a ________.
My mother had ________of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and ________. And she ________ that I would some day become a great leader ________ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she ________Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ________a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ________ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother's hope, Dad and I________what we have today. Dad runs a big international ________and I am a successful lawyer ________great fame in my country, ________not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn't be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. ________ he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
【小题1】 | A.rode | B.walked | C.ran | D.drove |
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【小题2】 | A.conversations | B.games | C.relationships | D.activities |
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【小题3】 | A.cold | B.crowded | C.quiet | D.dirty |
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【小题4】 | A.horse | B.entertainment | C.life | D.beer |
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【小题5】 | A.often | B.ever | C.never | D.sometimes |
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【小题6】 | A.laughing | B.singing | C.sleeping | D.crying |
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【小题7】 | A.unimportant | B.busy | C.unsatisfied | D.tired |
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【小题8】 | A.living | B.change | C.decision | D.house |
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【小题9】 | A.dreamed | B.heard | C.thought | D.spoken |
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【小题10】 | A.honesty | B.money | C.fame | D.energy |
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【小题11】 | A.cared | B.knew | C.forgot | D.hoped |
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【小题12】 | A.training | B.ruling | C.helping | D.protecting |
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【小题13】 | A.warned | B.wanted | C.allowed | D.persuaded |
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【小题14】 | A.start | B.find | C.design | D.sell |
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【小题15】 | A.farther | B.higher | C.easier | D.closer |
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【小题16】 | A.showed | B.kept | C.lost | D.achieved |
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【小题17】 | A.company | B.school | C.farm | D.café |
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【小题18】 | A.suffering | B.sharing | C.enjoying | D.following |
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【小题20】 | A.So | B.However | C.Or | D.Because |
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