a successful businessman. So she 50 Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 51 a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 52 education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I 53 what we have today. Dad runs a big international company and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, 54 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. So he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need 55 from outside. 41．A．rode
B．walked B．games
C．ran
D．drove D．activities D．dirty D．sometimes D．crying D．busy D．house D．spoken D．energy D．advised D．sell D．closer D．achieved D．since D．a mother
42．A．conversations 43．A．cold 44．A．often
C．relationships C．quiet C．never
B．crowded B．ever
45．A．laughing 46．A．happy 47．A．living
B．singing B．easy
C．sleeping C．hard
B．change B．heard
C．decision C．thought C．success
48．A．dreamed 49．A．honesty 50．A．warned 51．A．start
B．money B．made B．find
C．allowed C．design C．easier C．lost C．and C．drive
52．A．farther 53．A．showed 54．A．though 55．A．a job
B．further B．kept B．if
B．a leader
四、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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