摘要: He worked seven days a week, and six of until one o’clock at night. A. that B. which C. the time D. them

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My First Job

Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC.He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009.It was a very popular TV programm in America.Here is the story of his first job.

I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time-the Great Depression           (大萧条).They couldn't ___36___ people who didn't work regularly.I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work."What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" she asked.

I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my homerown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16.I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38____ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper(擦洗汽车的小工).This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in __39__.Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖) at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and    40   them the next day.This was    41    work because we had about seven acres of   42 One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps    43   a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager.Scared, I dropped them all.He __45 me on the spot.

I was too ashamed to tell my parents.Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46  until evening.Then I would go home and say I had a .__47___ day at work.

Trying to make a last    48   ,  I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened.I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang. __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店) called."I don't know who you know in Detroit." he said."but if you want your job back, you've  50 it.”

Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings.So 1 started washing cars there anyway.When the ___51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he _52__ me.He did.And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk.

It   53   persistence (坚持) to succeed.Attitude    54_ matters.I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be _ 55  .

1.                A.see            B.know           C.understand    D.love

 

2.                A.day            B.month          C.week D.year

 

3.                A.put in          B.took up         C.gave out  D.stuck to

 

4.                A.place          B.need           C.shape    D.fashion

 

5.                A.changing        B.selling          C.replacing D.cleaning

 

6.                A.hard           B.normal         C.regular   D.plain

 

7.                A.mats           B.cars            C.areas D.floors

 

8.                A.at             B.in             C.beyond   D.around

 

9.                A.broke into      B.looked across    C.crashed into   D.came across

 

10.               A.fired           B.left            C.punished  D.forgot

 

11.               A.calm           B.busy           C.still   D.alone

 

12.               A.stressful        B.relaxing        C.bad  D.great

 

13.               A.effort          B.change         C.dialogue   D.decision

 

14.               A.Gradually       B.Eventually       C.Temporarily    D.Hopefully

 

15.               A.reached        B.passed         C.got   D.caught

 

16.               A.prepper        B.owner         C.clerk D.customer

 

17.               A.helped         B.tired           C.hired D.called

 

18.               A.makes         B.shows          C.carries    D.takes

 

19.               A.also           B.even           C.never D.ever

 

20.               A.followed        B.scolded        C.defeated  D.interrupted

 

 

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