阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first 　　1　　 job, when I was six years old, was 　　2　　 diner's shoes．My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 　　3　　 to do it right, telling me to offer to re－shine the shoes if the customer wasn't 　　4　　．

　　Working in the restaurant was a 　　5　　 of great pride because I was also working for the 　　6　　 of the whole family．But my father made it clear I had to 　　7　　 certain standards to be part of the team．I had to be punctual, hard－working and 　　8　　 to the customers．

　　I was 　　9　　 paid for my work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of 　　10　　 Dad I thought he should give me ＄10 a week．He said, “OK, then how about you 　　11　　 me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He 　　12　　 I owed him about ＄40 a week．

　　I remember 　　13　　 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years．I had just been 　　14　　 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant．The 　　15　　 thing Dad said was, “How about your cleaning up tonight?” “I cannot 　　16　　 this! I'm an officer in the US Army! But it didn't matter．As far as Dad was 　　17　　, I was just another member of the team．I 　　18　　 the mop．Working for Dad had taught me that loyalty 　　19　　 a team comes first．It doesn't matter 　　20　　 that team is involved in a family restaurant or Operation Desert Storm．

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阅读理解

　　Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking before．However, the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady．The old lady climbed in through the car door, and pushed her big brown shopping bag down under her feet．She said in almost a whisper,“Thank you, dear-I’m just going to Brockbourne．”

　　Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker．She didn’t know why, but she felt instinctively(直觉上)that there was something wrong, something…dangerous．But how could an old lady be dangerous?It was strange．

　　Careful not to turn her head, Andrea looked sideways at her passenger．She studied the hat, the dirty collar of the dress, the shapeless body, the arms with their thick black hairs

　　Thick black hairs?

　　Hairy arms?Andrea’s blood froze．

　　This wasn’t a woman．

　　At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, terrified brain．Swinging the wheel suddenly, she threw the car into a skid(侧滑),and brought it to a stop．

　　“My god!”she shouted,“A child!I think I hit her!”The“old lady”was clearly shaken by the sudden skid,“I didn’t see anything, dear,”she said．“I don’t think you hit anything．”

　　“I am sure it was a child!”insisted Andrea．“Could you just get out and have a look?”She held her breath．Would her plan work?

　　It did．The passenger slowly climbed out to have a look．Hardly was she out of the car, Andrea drove madly away, and soon she put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker．

　　It was only then that she thought about the bag．Maybe the bag would provide some information about what she was．Pulling into the side of the road, Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously．

　　It contained only one item-a small hand axe, with a sharp blade．The axe, and the inside of the bag, were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood．

　　Andrea began to scream．

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阅读理解，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

　　How do you feel about watching other people work?

　　Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summer day than watching someone else work．

　　Right now, I'm sitting on my porch and watching young Beth baling(打捆)the big field on top of the hill．She's been haying that field for over ten years．I know：I put her on the tractor when she was just twelve years old．

　　She picked a great day for baling．It's not too hot, and there's a nice breeze．On Monday, when she cut the field, it was so hot I thought the corn would start popping in the field．Didn't stop her, though．She just stuck that big hat on her head, wrapped a wet handkerchief around her neck, and set to work．I remember when I would have done the same thing．

　　While I'm here sucking a lemonade, Beth is driving the “hay(干草)train”, a tractor pulling a baler and an old wagon．You'd think someone her size would never be able to see over the tractor．But somehow she manages．When she's finished, her tracks are very straight．

　　The whole time she's haying, that dog of hers is working just as hard, running along beside her like he's afraid she'll drive away without him．Beth sure knew what she was doing when she trained him．

　　The way the machine works is pure poetry．Each row is pushed into shape．When just enough hay is in a bale, it is wrapped up and fastened together．A second or so later, the bale comes flying out and into the old wagon．The person who invented that machine sure was some kind of genius．

　　That's not to say it works perfectly．Every once in a while a bale misses the mark, especially when you are turning the machine at the end of a row．That means, of course, that you have to go back and pick up those bales and throw them into the wagon．

　　I can remember when Beth's mother was her age．She looked an awful lot like Beth does now．Makes a man proud to see his daughter and granddaughter taking such good care of themselves．

　　Well, I suppose I should get up and fill this glass again．Not much fun sitting here with an empty glass．

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