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Johnnie Martin was born in a worker’s family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good_______and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.

One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went________school psychologist’s office to ask for help.

“Johnnie, I’ve been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I've made a ______study of them,” said the psychologist.

“I’ve been trying hard.” Johnnie was about to________.

The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were_________able to learn maths, and engineers who can't sing on key. Some day you will find_______you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very_______you.”

Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon ______amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called “green thumb”. The plants he_____grew, and the roses blossomed. People started to accept his _______for gardening, because he had an eye for colour and light.

One day while he was downtown, he happened to_________an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission , he started the work, ________he couldn’t afford all the tools or the plants that were_______for it. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little__________.

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they ______beauty before the eyes of people.

1.A. job B. garden C. lesson D. present

2.A. into B. past C. along D. through

3.A. funny B. public C. careful D. similar

4.A. lie B. cry C. laugh D. agree

5.A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never

6.A. how B. when C. what D. where

7.A. strict with B. proud of C. angry with D. sure of

8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

9.A. picked up B. painted at C. talked about D. looked after

10.A. suggestions B. invitations C. situation D. attention

11.A. buy B. rent C. clean D. notice

12.A. but B. and C. so D. or

13.A. common B. natural C. possible D. necessary

14.A. farm B. lake C. park D. market

15.A. find B. spread C. collect D. describe

1.A 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.B 【解析】本文讲述了在贫困家庭中成长的Johnnie Martin在学校不擅长功课，却在走出学校后在园林种植方面有一番成就。 1.A 考查名词及语境的理解。A. job...

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