阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从51—70各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire，but his beginnings were very lowly．He was the youngest of eight children．His father 51 in the cotton mills（纱厂）of Blackburn，Lancashire in the 1920s，but he was often 52 to work because of poor health．The family couldn't 53 to pay the rent（租金），and the children often went 54 ． After leaving school at the age of 14，Jack was wondering 55 to do when Mr．Walker，his old teacher，offered to lend him ￡100to start his own 56 ．
It was just after the war．Raw materials were not plentiful，and Jack（without 57 his parents'advice）saw a future in scrap metal（金属切屑）．He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage．When he had built up a sizeable amount，he sold it and 58 plenty of money．Jack 59 working hard．After one year he succeeded in 60 the ￡100and he also 61 to give Mr．Walker 100％ interest to thank him for his generosity（慷慨）．
By the time Jack was 30years old he 62 his first million，and he wanted to celebrate（庆祝）this proGREss 63 doing something“great”．With all his money 64 was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents．In 1959，“Baines Castle”was built in the 65 of the Lancashire countryside．It was one of the finest buildings in the country．
Jack has recently sold“Baines Castle”for ￡500million， 66 Jack still can't get used to 67 ．He can often be found drinking with the locals（当地居民）at the local pub（小酒店）．
“I remember being very 68 as a child，but 69 unhappy as a child，”says Jack，“and I will never forget 70 I came from and who I am．”
Lancashire people are proud of their local hero（英雄）．
51．A．had a job B．made much money C．lost his job D．bought a house
52．A．able B．glad C．unable D．eager
53．A．offer B．like C．expect D．afford
54．A．shopping B．hungry C．out D．home
55．A．how B．what C．where D．whether
56．A．school B．farm C．business D．store
57．A．obeying B．listening C．taking D．doing
58．A．spent B．borrowed C．wasted D．earned
59．A．enjoyed B．preferred C．promised D．hated
60．A．developing B．saving C．repaying D．exploiting
61．A．managed B．tried C．failed D．pretended
62．A．has given B．had made C．would take D．was getting
63．A．after B．it C．this D．which
65．A．ground B．front C．back D．heart
66．A．so B．and C．or D．but
67．A．working hard B．living a poor life
C．living the good life D．saving money
68．A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．well
69．A．always B．often C．never D．usually
70．A．how B．when C．where D．which
参考答案：
51．A52．C53．D54．B55．B56．C57．C58．D59．A60．C61．A62．B63．D 64．B65．D66．D67．C68．B69．C70．C
