第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first  36  job, when I was six years old, was  37  diner’s shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me  38  to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  39  .

Working in the restaurant was a  40  of great pride because I was also working for the  41  of the whole family. But my father made it clear I had to  42  certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and  43  to the customers.

I was  44  paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of  45  Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you  46  me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” he  47  I owed him about $40 a week.

I remember  48  home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been  49  to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant. The  50  thing Dad said was, “How about your cleaning up tonight?” I cannot  51  this! I’m an officer in the US Army! But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad was  52  , I was just another member of the team. I  53  the mop. Working for Dad had taught me that loyalty  54  a team comes first. It doesn’t matter  55  that team is involved in a family restaurant or Operation Desert Storm.

36. A. true          B. real          C. natural       D. happy

37. A. cleaning      B. clearing      C. shining       D. sweeping

38. A. how         B. what        C. when        D. where

39. A. happy       B. puzzled       C. pleased      D. satisfied

40. A. source        B. reason       C. cause       D. case

41. A. bad          B. good        C. right         D. wrong

42. A. require       B. have         C. meet        D. fit

43. A. good         B. polite           C. warm       D. cruel

44. A. seldom       B. ever         C. always       D. never

45. A. asking        B. telling       C. persuading    D. advising

46. A. paying        B. spending    C. costing       D. taking

47. A. figured       B. wondered    C. worked      D. thought

48. A. going        B. returning     C. coming       D. leaving

49. A. raised        B. risen        C. asked          D. promoted

50. A. right         B. just          C. very           D. first

51. A. understand    B. know           C. believe      D. expect

52. A. thought       B. considered    C. hoped       D. concerned

53. A. reached       B. reached for   C. fetched      D. brought

54. A. for           B. in           C. to           D. of

55. A. whether      B. if           C. until         D. as long as

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