My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was
open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I
was six years old, was 31 the diners’ shoes. My
father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 32 to
do it well, telling me to 33 to shine the shoes again
if the customer wasn’t 34 .
I was proud of working in the restaurant 35
I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 36
said that I had to meet certain standards(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) to be part of the team. I 37 to
be on time, hard-working, and polite to the 38 . I was
39 paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made
the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he 40 give me
$10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you
have here? And for the times you bring in your friends 41 free
soft drinks?” He 42 the amount of money I owed
him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being 43
in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted（升職） to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked
into my parents’ restaurant, but the 44 thing
Dad said was, “How about your 45 up tonight?” I
couldn’t 46 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But 47
didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 48
member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉獻(xiàn)) to a 49 is above all. It
has nothing to do with 50 that team is for a family
restaurant or the US Army.
1.A. washing B.
shining C.
changing D.
repairing
2.A. why B.
what C.
when D.
how
3.A. offer B.
refuse
C. continue D.
forget
4.A. interested B.
annoyed C.
relaxed D.
satisfied
5.A. if
B. because C.
when
D. though
6.A. anxiously B.
strangely
C. clearly
D. secretly
7.A. had B.
tended C.
hated
D. pretended
8.A. family B.
workers C.
customers D.
friends
9.A. never B.
always C.
seldom
D. already
10.A. must B.
should C.
might
D. could
11.A. by B.
to C.
on
D. for
12.A. worked out B.
decided on
C. set aside D. cut
down
13.A. absent B.
over C.
away D.
alone
14.A. usual B.
last C.
next D.
first
15.A. washing B. going C.
cleaning D.
turning
16.A. cover B.
follow
C. believe D.
understand
17.A. they B.
I
C. he D.
it
18.A. no
B. either
C. any
D. another
19.A. team B.
family
C. leader
D. restaurant
20.A. when B.
whether C.
how D.
why
