My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula. Okla.
36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I
37 out of old boards.
I got my first
38 job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责) were
39 tables and washing dishes,
40 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would
41 to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I
42 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and
43 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working
44 me to have. Because of my
45 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Taste Freeze. This made me
46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working
47 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐)
48 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately
49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was 50 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed(欠) the storekeeper $90! So I learned
51 the danger of easy credit. I paid it
52 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a
53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,
54 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you
55 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Within | C．From | D．By |
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usual | B．real | C．main | D．particular |
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| 小题4: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．emptying |
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| 小题6: | | A．head | B．turn | C．change | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．played | D．slept |
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| 小题8: | | A．helping | B．having | C．watching | D．letting |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．told | C．promised | D．allowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．proud | B．friendly | C．lucky | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．ran | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．charged | D．wore |
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| 小题15: | | A．keeping | B．making | C．paying | D．taking |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．greatly | C．hardly | D．early |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．level | C．part | D．sign |
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| 小题20: | | A．understand | B．demand | C．offer | D．fear |
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