MyparentsoperatedasmallrestaurantinSeattle.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sixdaysaweek.Andmyfirstrealjob，whenIwassixyearsold，was36thediners’shoes.Myfatherhaddoneitwhenhewasyoung，sohetaught

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My parents operated 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   36     the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me   37    to do it efficiently(有效地)，telling me to   38    to re-shine(再擦亮) the shoes if the customer wasn’t    39  .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   40   because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father   41   that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I   42    to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the    43  .
I was   44    paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he   45   give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three mea ls a day you have here? And for the times you bring    46   your friends for free soft drinks?” He   47    I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being    48  in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted( 升迁) to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the   49   thing Dad said was，“How about your   50    up tonight?” I couldn’t   51   my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   52    as far as Dad was concerned，I was just   53    member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a   54     is above all. It has nothing to do with   55    that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
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A. cleaning          B. shining        C. removing       D. keeping
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A. why                B. what           C. when           D. how

Answer 1

小题1:B           
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A           
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D           
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B

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