阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _
_31 to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social
32 with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was
33 because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his
34 . In his words, he
35 thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came
36 into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt
37 . She told Dad that they must make a
38 .My mother had
39 of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and
40 . And she
41 that I would some day become a great leader
42 men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she
43 Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and
44 a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 45 education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I
46 what we have today. Dad runs a big international
47 and I am a successful lawyer
48 great fame in my country,
49 not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.
50 he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
| 小题1: | | A．rode | B．walked | C．ran | D．drove |
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| 小题2: | | A．conversations | B．games | C．relationships | D．activities |
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| 小题3: | | A．cold | B．crowded | C．quiet | D．dirty |
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| 小题4: | | A．horse | B．entertainment | C．life | D．beer |
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| 小题5: | | A．often | B．ever | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题6: | | A．laughing | B．singing | C．sleeping | D．crying |
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| 小题7: | | A．unimportant | B．busy | C．unsatisfied | D．tired |
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| 小题8: | | A．living | B．change | C．decision | D．house |
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| 小题9: | | A．dreamed | B．heard | C．thought | D．spoken |
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| 小题10: | | A．honesty | B．money | C．fame | D．energy |
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| 小题11: | | A．cared | B．knew | C．forgot | D．hoped |
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| 小题12: | | A．training | B．ruling | C．helping | D．protecting |
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| 小题13: | | A．warned | B．wanted | C．allowed | D．persuaded |
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| 小题14: | | A．start | B．find | C．design | D．sell |
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| 小题15: | | A．farther | B．higher | C．easier | D．closer |
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| 小题16: | | A．showed | B．kept | C．lost | D．achieved |
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| 小题17: | | A．company | B．school | C．farm | D．café |
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| 小题18: | | A．suffering | B．sharing | C．enjoying | D．following |
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| 小题20: | | A．So | B．However | C．Or | D．Because |
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