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.”
| 小题1: | | A．job | B．work | C．company | D．house |
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| 小题2: | | A．able | B．glad | C．unable | D．eager |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．like | C．expect | D．afford |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrong | B．hungry | C．ill | D．bad |
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| 小题5: | | A．seeing | B．wondering | C．doubting | D．preparing |
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| 小题6: | | A．school | B．farm | C．business | D．store |
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| 小题7: | | A．problem | B．purpose | C．future | D．principle |
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| 小题8: | | A．spent | B．borrowed | C．wasted | D．earned |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoyed | B．preferred | C．promised | D．hated |
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| 小题10: | | A．developing | B．saving | C．repaying | D．paying |
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| 小题11: | | A．given | B．made | C．taken | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．remember | B．honor | C．celebrate | D．recognize |
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| 小题13: | | A．common | B．simple | C．interesting | D．grand |
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| 小题14: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．obvious | D．basic |
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| 小题15: | | A．ground | B．front | C．spot | D．heart |
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| 小题17: | | A．using | B．sparing | C．living | D．keeping |
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| 小题18: | | A．often | B．never | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．healthy | D．well |
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| 小题20: | | A．proud | B．satisfied | C．unhappy | D．happy |
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