Question

Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good_____and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.

One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went to school psychologist's office to____ for help.

"Johnnie, I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I've made a ____study of them," said the psychologist.

"I've been trying hard." Johnnie was about to_____.

The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, "People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were_____able to learn maths, and engineers who can't sing on key. Some day you will ____what you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very____you."

Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon ___amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called “green thumb". The plants he____grew, and the roses blossomed. People started to accept his ___for gardening, because he had an eye for colour and light.

One day while he was downtown, he happened to___ an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission , he started the work, but he couldn't ____all the tools or the plants that were____for it. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little _____

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they____beauty before the eyes of people.

1.A. job B. garden C. lesson D. present .

2.A. ask B. raise C. wish D. collect

3.A. funny B. public C. careful D. similar

4.A. lie B. cry C. laugh D. agree

5.A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never

6.A. spread B. produce C. find D. educate

7.A. strict with B. proud of C. angry with D. sure of

8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

9.A. picked up B. pointed at C. talked about D. looked after

10.A. suggestions B. invitations C. situation D. attention

11.A. buy B. rent C. clean D. notice

12.A. afford B. master C. stare D. read

13.A. common B. natural C. possible D. necessary

14.A. farm B. lake C. park D. market

15.A. find B. spread C. collect D. describe .

Answer 1