-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards.
I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(職責(zé)) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__.
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (賒帳)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉獻) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.
【小題1】 | A.Before | B.Within | C.From | D.By |
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【小題2】 | A.pulled | B.put | C.picked | D.pressed |
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【小題3】 | A.usual | B.real | C.main | D.particular |
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【小題4】 | A.sweeping | B.packing | C.clearing | D.emptying |
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【小題6】 | A.head | B.turn | C.change | D.move |
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【小題7】 | A.studied | B.worked | C.played | D.slept |
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【小題8】 | A.helping | B.having | C.watching | D.letting |
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【小題9】 | A.a(chǎn)sked | B.told | C.promised | D.a(chǎn)llowed |
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【小題10】 | A.study | B.power | C.a(chǎn)ge | D.job |
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【小題11】
A.proud | B.friendly | C.lucky | D.hopeful |
【小題12】
A.ran | B.got | C.flew | D.carried |
【小題13】 | A.a(chǎn)lthough | B.while | C.if | D.since |
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【小題14】
A.sold | B.borrowed | C.charged | D.wore |
【小題15】 | A.keeping | B.making | C.paying | D.taking |
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【小題16】 | A.gradually | B.greatly | C.hardly | D.early |
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【小題17】 | A.out | B.over | C.a(chǎn)way | D.off |
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【小題18】 | A.point | B.level | C.part | D.sign |
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【小題20】 | A.understand | B.demand | C.offer | D.fear |
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