阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。

     David Rockefeller died in his sleep at his New York home on March 20, 2017. According to Forbes, he was 101, the 1 billionaire on 2017 world's richest list.

     The Rockefeller family is an American industrial and banking family. It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century. They are one of the most 2 families in the history of the United States.

     David Rockefeller, the grandson of America's first billionaire John D. Rockefeller, was born in New York City on June 12, 1915. He  3his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 1940.

     He 4 in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II. After returning to the United States, Rockefeller began a great 5 in banking. During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and helped solve New York City's financial problems in the middle of the 1970s.

     By the time he retired in 1981, David Rockefeller was 6 as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service. He developed good 7 with world leaders, 8 South African President Nelson Mandela and China's Deng Xiaoping.

     David Rockefeller, along with The Rockefeller family, developed close generational ties with China over the past 100 years. His life witnessed (见证) the century-long connection with China. The Rockefeller foundation (基金会) put money in China's science, medicine, and higher education. They bought the Union Medical School and renamed it the "Peking Union Medical College." The foundation 9 a first-class school of medicine in China. They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院) which remains one of the 10 hospitals in China today.

    My mum is in her seventies. She has 1 a lot. She has faced challenges and seen both successes and failures.

    Recently I asked her to give me three pieces of 2. After several minutes, she said that she needed some time to think about it. This 3 me because she'd always been ready with advice.

    The next day, she gave me a piece of paper with three pieces of advice. She said that these were the 4 that she could come up with. She didn't tell me to save 5 for a better life or work hard. What she told me gave me another 6. Here's the advice my mother 7 wrote for me.

◆Make each day meaningful by 8 someone, or just making that person smile.

◆Don't 9 about life's troubles but remember the good times.

◆Don't worry about things you can't do anything about.

    Everyone 10 someone to give a hand to. My mum is that person in my life. The advice she gave me has made me the person who I'm today.

    The school music club opens. Tony wants 1 the club, but he doesn't like to go alone(单独）. He likes his friends to go to the 2 with him. So he 3 them at home, but everyone is 4 .

    Martin is doing his homework at home. It usually 5 him two hours to finish it.

    Peter is writing an e-mail to his pen friend Gina on the 6. He is telling 7 about his school life. In fact he doesn't like 8. Jim likes music very much, 9 Miss Green is teaching him and his classmates to sing songs at school. They are having a 10 contest.

Alice is having her 11 birthday party. Her parents are making a cake for her. We can see twelve candles(蜡烛)on the table.

    Kate is helping her brother 12 his English. He always doesn't do 13 in his tests.

    Tom is playing baseball with his sister. It is his favorite 14 .

Tony is not happy15no one can go to the club with him.

On July, 27th, 2018, the comedy Hello, Mr Billionaire (《西虹市首富》) came out. Many people went to the cinema to watch Shen Teng, who played the 1 of the main character, Wang Duoyu. He acted so well that people just couldn't stop laughing 2 the movie.

The movie 3 the story of a man named Wang Duoyu, who is poor and nameless. Then he will become very 4 overnight (一夜之间) because his grandfather 5 to give him 30 billion yuan. 6, he has to use up one billion yuan within a month first, or he will get 7. It is not easy for him to do that. Wang Duoyu tries many times but 8 almost every time. When he is about to succeed, he finds his girlfriend kidnapped (绑架). To save her, he decides to 9 the money. Later, he finds out that it is only a test, for his grandfather wants to make sure he is a dependable person. Finally, he gets both the money and his girlfriend's love.

Some people think Wang Duoyu's story is too 10 to be true. They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. In my opinion, if you don't take the movie too 11, it is fun to watch. Besides, I learn from it that money is not everything. In other words, there is always something more important than money, such as 12. Wang Duoyu makes the right decision when he is asked to 13 between love and money. I also have a better understanding of human nature (人性). It doesn't matter if you want to be rich, but how to become rich makes a 14. Wang Duoyu doesn't get rich at the cost of (以……为代价) losing his girlfriend. 15 these reasons, Hello, Mr Billionaire is a great comedy that is worth watching again and again.

    Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died. His mother found it1to support the large family. However, she tried her best to do so. Also, she2 Henry, the eldest son, to school.

    At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his study. His family was so3that his mother could not afford one.

    One morning, Henry found that a deep snow had fallen, and the4 wind was blowing. "Ah," he said," it is an ill wind that blows nobody good." With these words, he ran to the house of a neighbour, and offered his5to move away the snow around it. The offer was accepted. When he finished the work, he received his6, Then he went to another place for the7 purpose, and then to another,8 he had earned(挣得) enough to buy a grammar book.

    From that time, Henry was9 the first in all his subjects. He knew no such word as“10”, and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will, he always found the way.

    Mr. Brown was very fat and he didn't feel well. Mrs. Brown was1about his weight (体重).

    "You must see a doctor," she said, "and ask him how to2weight. It's not good3your health." "OK." Mr. Brown said, and then he went to see the doctor.

    The doctor looked him over, then he said, "Nothing serious, you are too heavy. You must lose430 kilos. Eat only fruit and vegetables and run five kilometers a day for the next5days, then call and tell me how6you are."

    Mr. Brown went home and did7the doctor told him. One hundred days8, he called the doctor.

    "Mr. Brown here, doctor," he said. "I'm calling to tell you about my weight. You will be9to know that I lost 30 kilos."

    "Great!" The doctor said. "Yes, but there's another10," Mr. Brown said. "I'm 500 kilometers from home!"