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．
| 小题1: | | A．cleaning | B．shining | C．removing | D．keeping |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．refuse | C．love | D．learn |
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| 小题4: | | A．interested | B．annoyed | C．relaxed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题5: | | A．fun | B．pride | C．trouble | D．effort |
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| 小题6: | | A．got it right | B．kept it a rule | C．made it clear | D．took it for granted |
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| 小题7: | | A．had | B．tended | C．hated | D．managed |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．workers | C．customers | D．friends |
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| 小题9: | | A．never | B．always | C．seldom | D．ever |
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| 小题10: | | A．must | B．should | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题11: | | A．at | B．before | C．around | D．for |
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| 小题12: | | A．worked out | B．found out | C．put out | D．thought out |
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| 小题13: | | A．alone | B．away | C．outside | D．off |
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| 小题14: | | A．usual | B．last | C．next | D．first |
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| 小题15: | | A．washing | B．taking | C．cleaning | D．moving |
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| 小题16: | | A．ignore | B．follow | C．believe | D．understand |
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| 小题17: | | A．happen | B．care | C．go | D．matter |
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| 小题18: | | A．no | B．other | C．some | D．another |
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| 小题19: | | A．team | B．family | C．leader | D．restaurant |
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| 小题20: | | A．why | B．whether | C．when | D．how |
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