My brother and I were brought up in a town in Scotland. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used 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 as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best .From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve __ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, _ I didn’t pursue my . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.” As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 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 me. 小题1: A．biologist B．lawyer C．manager D．gardener 小题2: A．strict B．honest C．learned D．special 小题3: A．power B．courage C． praise D．warmth 小题4: A．think B．remember C．imagine D．guess 小题5: A．unkind B．unnecessary C．unimportant D．unusual 小题6: A．Another B．Any C．Some D．Other 小题7: A．on B．at C．in D．about 小题8: A．in case B．in return C．by chance D．by turns 小题9: A．revise B．set C．review D．follow 小题10: A．serious B．experienced C．understanding D．demanding 小题11: A．keeping up B．making up C．picking up D．taking up 小题12: A．suggestion B．decision C．choice D．notice 小题13: A．and B．even if C． as D．as if 小题14: A．persuaded B．allowed C．helped D．suggested 小题15: A．almost B．never C．seldom D．always 小题16: A．but B．rather C．for D．therefore 小题17: A．promise B．task C．dream D．belief 小题18: A．this B．it C．he D．that 小题19: A．magazine B．newspaper C．program D．project 小题20: A．controlled B．raised C．reminded D．comforted