Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　“Where's the light?” my dad used to ask me that when I was little．It's one of those questions that parents use to find out how 　　1　　 their young children are．Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him．

　　My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 　　2　　 with us the value of living an honest life．He did not grow up in a close－knit family like the one he has with us．His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 　　3　　－lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness．

　　My father is a self－made man．Many hurdles(障碍)lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 　　4　　．At 14, he began taking part－time jobs to support himself．　　5　　 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class．

　　Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 　　6　　 himself．One day, when he was sitting under a tree 　　7　　 in a book, a kind－hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn't in school．Dad replied that he had no money for college．The man saw his 　　8　　 to study, and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student．Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a successful lawyer．He wrote a 　　9　　 read textbook on Philippine law．

　　Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 　　10　　 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without forgetting his family．When I was at school he never 　　11　　 to attend parent－teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in．He put me and my brother through college and 　　12　　 us in our chosen careers．He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal．

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完型填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The world is filled with smart, 　　1　　 , educated and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago, my car was not running well．I pulled it into a 　　2　　 and the young mechanic had it 　　3　　 in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply 　　4　　 the engine．I was amazed．

　　I am 　　5　　 shocked at how 　　6　　 talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than ＄100, 000 a year．A business consultant who specializes 　　7　　 the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists 　　8　　 financially．All this time, I thought that when they graduated, the dollars would 　　9　　．It was this business consultant 　　10　　 gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great 　　11　　．”

　　What this phrase means is that most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would 　　12　　 exponentially(成倍的)．I have mentioned before that 　　13　　 intelligence is a synergy(增效作用)of accounting, investing, marketing and law．　　14　　 those four technical skills and making money with money is easier．When it 　　15　　 to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard．

　　When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's? ” almost all the students raise their hands．I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, 　　16　　 McDonald's makes more money than you? ” The answer is 　　17　　：McDonald's is excellent at business systems．The reason so many talented people are poor is because they 　　18　　 on building a better hamburger and know little or 　　19　　 about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people．They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger 　　20　　 the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．

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