When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change. Dad traded our service to neighbours and    5   a price they could not refuse. We got 10 per yard. I later found out our friends  6   20 or more for the same amount of work.

One day we were 7 our next-door neighbour's yard. She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. 8  we had an old lawnmower. That par?ticularly hot afternoon , I was finishing up and was tired. I   9   the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.

I was just about to cut off the lawnmower   10  I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the  11   change I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it 12  broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, " You  13  a piece. " I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing. So  14  I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, "That piece doesn't  15  any?one. Why won't he just let it 16 

But when I reached adulthood, I understood his 17 : when you're running a business, the work you do 18  much about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with 19 ,you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.

The   20   my father taught me stayed with me: if you say you are going to      21  a job at a certain time, keep your  22  Give your customers the kind of 23  you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much  24    you take in your work.

5.    A.  kept B. calculated

C.   lowered D. offered

6.    A.  charged   B. paid

C.  afforded  D. spent

7.    A.  cleaning  B. exploring

C.  cutting     D. searching

8.    A.  To be honest   B.  Worse still

C. Believe it or not          D.  Above all

9.    A.  pictured   B, watered

C.  planted    D.  enj oyed

 

10.   A.    after B.    before

C.    when       D.    while

11.   A.    total B.    exact

C.    loose       D.    poor


12.   A.   hardly   B. almost

C.   never        D. merely

13.   A.  lost  B. left

C.  missed     D. forgot

14.   A.   angry    B. happy

C.  astonished       D. stubborn

15.   A.  attract     B. hurt

C.  attack      D. comfort

16.   A.  come       B. live

C.  go           D. pass

17.   A.   action    B.   instruction,

C.  feeling     D. message

18.   A.   says       B. expresses

C.  explains   D. knows

19.   A.   fortune  B. pleasure

C.   content  D. honesty

20.   A.  lesson      B. experience

C.   skill       D. business

21.   A.  quil  H. find

C.   create    D. perform

22.   A.   word     B. secret

C.  mind       D. watch

23.   A.  dignity    B. service

C.   reward   D. praise

24.   A.   trouble  B. surprise

C.   pride     D. responsibility

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