Question

For this little boy, there was no colder winter than that year. His father was in a car accident(车祸) and he ______ a leg. After that, his father became another person. When the boy didn't do something well, the father would be ______ and beat him.

One night, the boy passed a small shop on the street. He saw some beautiful boxes of ______. An idea came into his mind. He knew his father ______ coffee. Although he knew stealing(偷) was no good, all he could think of was his father's ______. He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.

He gave the coffee to his father, and his father gave ______ a kiss. The boy was very happy ______ he had expected the kiss from his father for a long time. ______， before his father could taste the coffee, the shopkeeper came. His father beat him again.

Many years later, the boy grew up and had his own business(生意). One day, his mother called and said his father wanted to see him. He ______ because he was too busy. After a few weeks, he heard the ______ news that his father died. When he was in his father's room, he found an old box. It was the box he got from the shop. On it was a piece of paper, saying, “The gift ______ my son”. There was also a letter:

Dear son，

I'm not a good father. But I have a dream indeed—to own a coffee shop, then I can make ______ delicious for you. I'm sorry I didn't keep my dream.

The boy was very sad not to meet his father for the ______ time. He decided to go on his father's ______. He started a coffee business. His coffee business is ______ now. He opened thousands of his coffee stores all over the world. And the little boy is Howard Schultz—the owner of Starbucks(星巴克).

1.A. left B. made C. lost D. cut

2.A. angry B. afraid C. surprised D. tired

3.A. salt B. coffee C. yogurt D. sugar

4.A. tasted B. poured C. added D. loved

5.A. smile B. experience C. sadness D. health

6.A. them B. it C. me D. him

7.A. and B. because C. if D. so

8.A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Hardly D. Probably

9.A. agreed B. accepted C. replied D. refused

10.A. enjoyable B. sad C. exciting D. good

11.A. by B. to C. from D. for

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

13.A. second B. next C. first D. last

14.A. dream B. life C. activity D. education

15.A. normal B. creative C. successful D. different

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