My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling【C1】______, but I always knew he was special.

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问题     My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling【C1】______, but I always knew he was special. He never criticized us, but used【C2】______to bring out our best. He’d say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. " I【C3】______as a child I said something【C4】______about somebody, and father said, "【C5】______Stime you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. " He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best【C6】______. From then on I’ve always tried to【C7】______the principle in my life and later in running my company.
    Dad’s also always been very understanding. At 15 years, I started a magazine. It was【C8】______a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a【C9】______: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, but dad tried to sway me from my decision, 【C10】______any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad【C11】______me to go into law. And I’ve always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn’t pursue my【C12】______. You know what you want. Go fulfill it. "
    As【C13】______turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national【C14】______for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way dad【C15】______me.
【C8】

选项 A、taking up
B、making up
C、picking up
D、keeping up

答案A

解析 本空考查动词短语。A项意为“占据(时间、地方)”;B项意为“编造,补足”;C项意为“捡起,获得”;D项意为“保持,继续”。根据a great deal of time可知,A项符合句意。所以答案为A。
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