题目内容：

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  16  in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often  17  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  18  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  19 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  20  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 21 .

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  22 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  23  plenty of money.

　　Jack  24  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  25  the ￡100.

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  26  his first million, and he wanted to  27  this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was  29  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  30  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　  Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  31  Jack still can’t get used to  32  the good life. He can  33  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

“I remember being very  34  as a child, but never  35  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

1.                A．job            B．work           C．company D．house

 

2.                A．able           B．glad            C．unable   D．eager

 

3.                A．offer           B．like            C．expect   D．afford

 

4.                A．wrong          B．hungry         C．ill   D．bad

 

5.                A．seeing         B．wondering      C．doubting  D．preparing

 

6.                A．school          B．farm           C．business  D．store

 

7.                A．problem        B．purpose        C．future    D．principle

 

8.                A．spent          B．borrowed       C．wasted   D．earned

 

9.                A．enjoyed        B．preferred       C．promised D．hated

 

10.               A．developing      B．saving          C．repaying   D．paying

 

11.               A．given          B．made          C．taken D．lost

 

12.               A．remember      B．honor          C．celebrate  D．recognize

 

13.               A．common        B．simple         C．interesting     D．grand

 

14.               A．impossible      B．possible        C．obvious   D．basic

 

15.               A．ground         B．front           C．spot  D．heart

 

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

 

17.               A．using          B．sparing         C．living D．keeping

 

18.               A．often          B．never          C．sometimes D．seldom

 

19.               A．rich           B．poor           C．healthy    D．well

 

20.               A．proud          B．satisfied        C．unhappy   D．happy