Question

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，telling me to  38  to re-shine 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 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 meals a day you have here? And  46  the times you bring in 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 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．

1.A．cleaning     B．shining         C．removing      D．keeping

2.A．why          B．what            C．when           D．how

3.A．offer         B．refuse           C．love            D．learn

4.A．interested      B．annoyed      C．relaxed          D．satisfied

5.A．fun           B．pride         C．trouble         D．effort

6.A．got it right    B．kept it a rule    C．made it clear  D．took it for granted

7.A．had               B．tended          C．hated           D．managed

8.A．family         B．workers         C．customers        D．friends

9.A．never         B．always          C．seldom          D．ever

10.A．must        B．should          C．might           D．could

11.A．at           B．before          C．around          D．for

12.A．worked out  B．found out       C．put out         D．thought out

13.A．alone       B．away           C．outside         D．off

14.A．usual       B．last            C．next          D．first

15.A．washing     B．taking           C．cleaning        D．moving

16.A．ignore      B．follow          C．believe         D．understand

17.A．happen      B．care           C．go             D．matter

18.A．no          B．other           C．some         D．another

19.A．team        B．family          C．leader           D．restaurant

20.A．why         B．whether         C．when         D．how

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】略