My brother and I were brought up in a town in Scotland. 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 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 sway me from 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 pursue my
.You know what you want. Go fulfill 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.
小题1: | A.biologist | B.lawyer | C.manager | D.gardener |
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小题2: | A.strict | B.honest | C.learned | D.special |
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小题3: | A.power | B.courage | C. praise | D.warmth |
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小题4: | A.think | B.remember | C.imagine | D.guess |
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小题5: | A.unkind | B.unnecessary | C.unimportant | D.unusual |
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小题6: | A.Another | B.Any | C.Some | D.Other |
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小题8: | A.in case | B.in return | C.by chance | D.by turns |
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小题9: | A.revise | B.set | C.review | D.follow |
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小题10: | A.serious | B.experienced | C.understanding | D.demanding |
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小题11: | A.keeping up | B.making up | C.picking up | D.taking up |
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小题12: | A.suggestion | B.decision | C.choice | D.notice |
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小题13: | A.and | B.even if | C. as | D.as if |
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小题14: | A.persuaded | B.allowed | C.helped | D.suggested |
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小题15: | A.almost | B.never | C.seldom | D.always |
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小题16: | A.but | B.rather | C.for | D.therefore |
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小题17: | A.promise | B.task | C.dream | D.belief |
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小题19: | A.magazine | B.newspaper | C.program | D.project |
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小题20: | A.controlled | B.raised | C.reminded | D.comforted |
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