阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngestof eight children. His father had a
in a cotton mill (纱厂)but he was often
27 to work because ofpoor health. The family couldn’t
to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went
. After leaving school at the age of
，Jack was
what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him £ 100 to start his own
.
It was just after the war F_aw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a
in scrap metal（废弃金尾). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage (仓库).When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and
plenty of money.
Jack
working hard. After one year he succeeded in
the £100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had
his first million, and he wanted to
this achievement by doing something
“ ”. With all his money it was
to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959，“Baines Castle” was built in the
of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the countiy.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million,
Jack still can’t get used to
the good life. He can
be found drinking with the locals at the local pub (酒吧）.
“I remember being very
as a child, but never
as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am ”
| 小题1: | | A．job | B．work | C．company | D．house |
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| 小题2: | | A．able | B．glad | C．unable | D．eager |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．like | C．expect | D．afford |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrong | B．hungry | C．ill | D．bad |
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| 小题5: | | A．seeing | B．wondering | C．doubting | D．preparing |
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| 小题6: | | A．school | B．farm | C．business | D．store |
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| 小题7: | | A．problem | B．purpose | C．future | D．principle |
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| 小题8: | | A．spent | B．borrowed | C．wasted | D．earned |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoyed | B．preferred | C．promised | D．hated |
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| 小题10: | | A．developing | B．saving | C．repaying | D．paying |
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| 小题11: | | A．given | B．made | C．taken | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．remember | B．honor | C．celebrate | D．recognize |
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| 小题13: | | A．fat | B．simple | C．bad | D．great |
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| 小题14: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．obvious | D．basic |
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| 小题15: | | A．ground | B．front | C．spot | D．heart |
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| 小题17: | | A．using | B．sparing | C．living | D．keeping |
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| 小题18: | | A．often | B．never | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．healthy | D．well |
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| 小题20: | | A．proud | B．satisfied | C．unhappy | D．happy |
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