12.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD Co.Ltd, was named China’s richest individual this week by Forbes magazine, which stated his wealth is worth $ 5.8 billion.

　　Wang grew up in a poor family in Anhui Province and had lost his parents for illness when he was a teenager. He went to college only after the encouragement and support of his older siblings (兄弟姐妹), who also helped him.

　　“I was born on a rice farm very, very poor,” Wang told The Wall Street Journal in an interview last year. “Both of my parents were farmers and they planted rice. Both passed away when I was still very young. I was about 10 years old when my father died, and I was 15 or so when my mother passed away. ”

　　He developed a fascination with batteries back in his university days in the mid — 1980s, when he studied metallurgical (冶金的) physics and chemistry. After receiving a Master’s degree, he found a research position at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals in Beijing. It was an easy job, but he grew bored and decided to go out on his own just as China’s experiment with capitalism (资本主义) was going on.

　　He established the company that is now BYD in 1995, borrowing $300,000 from a cousin, and started out making batteries for cellphones. Today, the company still makes phone batteries but also produces gasoline — fueled cars that have made BYD a top — 10 auto brand in China.

　　The company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2002, is also getting ready to sell electric cars to private buyers and launch an all — electric battery car model soon in China. All this has helped BYD attract investors’ attention, including from one of Warren Buffett’s companies, and has helped enrich Wang as BYD’s share price has increased

　　Wang’s fast climb shows personal struggle is still working in China even as the country faces widening gaps between the haves and the have-nots.

　　“Because I came from a poor background, I knew the only way for me to get ahead was to get good education. I studied very hard.”

（1）When did Wang Chuanfu’s mother die?

A. When he was eight.

B. When he was ten.

C. When he was about eighteen.

D. When he was about fifteen.

（2）Why did Wang Chuanfu decide to give up his job at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals?

A. He felt the job difficult.

B. He felt the job cost too much time.

C. He wanted to make his own business.

D. He wanted to become a general manager.

（3）Where did Wang Chuanfu borrow the money to open his fist company?

A. From the bank.

B. From a relative

C. From his friend

D. From his colleague

（4）The best title for this passage is“____”.

A. Wang Chuanfu’s road of struggle

B. The success of BYD Co., Ltd.

C. Wang Chuanfu’s great dream.

D. Wang Chuanfu’s success.