题目内容
I grew up in a small town. My father________chickens and ran a construction company. I was________10 years old when my dad gave me the__________of feeding the chickens and________up the stable(笼子). He believed it was
____for me to have those jobs to_________responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club_________the Natchbill Palace, I washed__________and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then ______to sing until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known________a singing cook.
I had been rejected so many times by record__________that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a
______executive(主管) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was_______, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to__________it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers_________ to sign me to a record deal._________after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It_________over 2 million copies.
My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the_________of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my________filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known_________.
1.A. had B. used C. devoted D. raised
2.A. still B. down C. only D. inside
3.A. pleasure B. sorrow C. happiness D. responsibility
4.A. keeping B. watching C. cleaning D. looking
5.A. healthy B. important C. initial D. humorous
6.A. learn B. grasp C. gain D. govern
7.A. seen B. run C. called D. found
8.A. clothes B. tables C. chairs D. dishes
9.A. jumped up B. flew over C. went on D. observed at
10.A. so B. such C. very D. as
11.A. companies B. shops C. factories D. clubs
12.A. man B. woman C. boy D. manager
13.A. over B. on C. towards D. forward
14.A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. himself
15.A. made B. did C. wanted D. refused
16.A. Long B. Early C. Sometimes D. Soon
17.A. bought B. stuck C. sold D. simplified
18.A. step B. road C. phenomenon D. sense
19.A. best B. better C. good D. well
20.A. recorder B. singer C. writer D. dancer