Stretton was working as a salesgirl for a     1    company. But she was always dreaming of becoming her own boss. When the opportunity arose, Stretton    2   her own clothing business on her family’s farm on New Zealand’s North Island. Soon she started getting   3   －her first for 20, 000 dresses. “It was a    4    task for one woman sitting on a farm,” says Stretton. “ But I neverdoubt I could do it.”
By the end of its first year of trading, Stretton Clothing Company had turned over $817,000. She worked hard, selecting materials and visiting customers. To   5    her business, she broadened her product line and opened boutiques(精品店) in    6   areas, offering local people services they could get in cities.
Within two years, she opened seven   7   in New Zealand. Today, her company   8    to 110 boutiques globally. As her business    9   , so did Stretton’s influence on the public. She   10   writing a monthly column in Her Business magazine. One day Stretton was told the future of the magazine was   11 , she immediately decided to buy it. Her publishing company now produces three   12    .
Today, the mother of two is heavily involved in   13   and she teaches women how to succeed in   14   . Stretton says, “If you   15    what you are doing, get out and find something you do!”
1.A. clothing       B. farming        C. building        D. publishing
2. A. abandoned  B. took over    C. expanded       D. set up
3. A. suggestions  B. orders       C. invitations        D. services
4. A. tough       B. pleasant        C. common        D. vital
5. A. connect     B. advertise    C. control        D. strengthen
6. A. entire   B. rural        C. crowded        D. secure
7. A. stores    B. hospitals       C. libraries        D. agencies
8. A. devotes    B. responds        C. exports        D. returns
9. A. grew        B. changed        C. decreased       D. remained
10. A. considered    B. admitted        C. started    D. stopped
11. A. uncertain    B. unfinished     C. unusual     D. unbelievable
12. A. surveys   B. interviews        C. magazines   D. fiction
13. A. religion     B. charity       C. medicine       D. agriculture
14. A. family     B. research       C. education       D. business
15. A. value    B. dislike       C. follow        D. prefer

C: 1-5 ADBAD 6-10 BACAC 11-15 ACBDB