39.　 A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　　　 C. remember　　　　　 D. guess

38.A. praise　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　　 D. warmth

37.　 A. strict　　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　 D. learned

36.　 A. biologist　　　　　　 B. manager　　　　　　 C. lawyer　　　　　　　　 D. gardener

40. A. normal　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. good　　 　　　　　　　 D. better

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21-40 BCADA　　　 　　 CBDAB　　 　　 CDADC　　　　　　　 BACBD

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 　36　 , but I always knew he was 　37　 . He never criticized (批评) us, but used 　38　 　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 　39　 as a child I said something 　40　 　about somebody, and my father said, “　 41　 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 　42　 　people, I would get the best 　43　 . From then on I’ve always tried to　 44　 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

　　　 Dad’s also always been very 　45　 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was　 46　 　a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　47　 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

　　　 I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 　48　 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　49　 　me to go into law. And I’ve 　50　 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 　51　 I didn’t pursue my 　52　 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(实现)it.”

　　　 As 　53　 　turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 　54 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 　55　 　me.

39. A. Therefore　 　　 B. However　　　 　　 C. Besides　　 D. Though

38. A. strange　　 　　 B. standard　　　　 　　　 C. exact　　 　 D. serious

37. A. draw　　　　 B. look　　　 　 C. search　　　 D. offer

36. A. difficult　　 　 B. interesting　 　 C. ordinary　　 　 D. unusual

35. A. that　　 　　　 B. what 　　　 C. those　　　 D. ones