Question

      Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  36  in a cotton mill (紗廠), but he was often  37  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  38  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  39 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  40  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own  41 .

　　   It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  42  in scrap metal(廢棄金屬). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  43  plenty of money.

　　   Jack  44  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  45  the ￡100.

　　   By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  46  his first million, and he wanted to  47  this achievement by doing something “ 48 ”. With all his money it was  49  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  50  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　     Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  51  Jack still can’t get used to  52  the good life. He can  53  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

      “I remember being very  54  as a child, but never  55  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

36. A. job	B. work	C. company	D. house
37. A. able	B. glad	C. unable	D. eager
38. A. offer	B. like	C. expect D. afford
39. A. wrong	B. hungry	C. ill	D. bad
40. A. seeing	B. wondering	C. doubting	D. preparing
41. A. school	B. farm	C. business	D. store
42. A. problem	B. purpose	C. future	D. principle
43. A. spent	B. borrowed	C. wasted D. earned
44. A. enjoyed	B. preferred	C. promised	D. hated
45. A. developing	B. saving	C. repaying	D. paying
46. A. given	B. made	C. taken	D. lost
47. A. remember	B. honor	C. celebrate	D. recognize
48. A. common	B. simple	C. interesting	D. grand
49. A. impossible	B. possible	C. obvious	D. basic
50. A. ground	B. front	C. spot	D. heart
51. A. so	B. and	C. or	D. but
52. A. using	B. sparing	C. living	D. keeping
53. A. often	B. never	C. sometimes	D. seldom
54. A. rich	B. poor	C. healthy	D. well
55. A. proud	B. satisfied	C. unhappy	D. happy

Answer 1

36-40 ACDBB    41-45 CCDAC       46-50 BCDBD    51-55 DCABC