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                                                                     My First Job
     I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. __1__
  the time I was eight, I was helping dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I __2__ out
  of old boards.
     I got my first __3__ job at JM's Restaurant in town when I was 12. My main responsibilities were
 __4__tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook.
     Every day after school I would __5__ to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I __6__ from
 two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __7__ my friends run off to swim or play. I
  didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my __8__ I was
 always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me __9__.
     Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working got around the town. A local clothing store offered me
  credit __10__ I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair
  of shoes. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned
 early the danger of easy credit. I paid it __11__ as soon as I could.
     My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of
  my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, "If you __12__
 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was!
(     ) 1. A. Before    
(     ) 2. A. pulled    
(     ) 3. A. usual      
(     ) 4. A. sweeping  
(     ) 5. A. head      
(     ) 6. A. studied    
(     ) 7. A. helping    
(     ) 8. A. study      
(     ) 9. A. proud      
(     ) 10. A. if        
(     ) 11. A. far      
(     ) 12. A. understand
B. Within  
B. put    
B. real    
B. packing
B. turn    
B. worked  
B. having  
B. power  
B. friendly
B. while  
B. in      
B. require
C. From    
C. picked  
C. main    
C. clearing
C. change  
C. played  
C. watching
C. age      
C. lucky    
C. although
C. off      
C. offer    
D. By        
D. pressed    
D. particular
D. emptying  
D. move      
D. slept      
D. letting    
D. job        
D. hopeful    
D. since      
D. to        
D. fear      

 I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the   31   on one of the wine bottles.

  “Dad, Dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

  “Dear, hold on.” Dad said.

  “You can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was   32   10 years ago.”

  “wait, let me tell you…”

  “Would you like me to   33   it away for you?” I asked.

  “Dear, wait a second,” he said.“Some wines get better   34   time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is  35  .”

  When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this   36  , but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I   37   through my teenage years.

  In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as   38   as possible; we want to graduate from college in as a few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of forget   39   .

  We all want to get to the next   40   so quickly that perhaps we don’t get   41   enough to get there. This has a   42   effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we   43   not study enough for the best, and   44   failing. We need to be ready for   45   comes, ready for the unexpected.

  Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

(   )31. A. name       B. address         C. date         D. number

(   )32. A. bought      B. invented        C. made        D. discovered

(   )33. A. throw       B. give           C. clear         D. put

(   )34. A. for         B. on             C. in           D. over

(   )35. A. true        B. clear           C. wrong        D. poor

(   )36. A. said        B. told            C. explained     D. meant

(   )37. A. came       B. went           C. looked        D. wasted

(   )38. A. strongly     B. easily          C. quickly       D. slowly

(   )39. A. importance   B. use            C. honor        D. care

(   )40 A. class        B. grade           C. step         D. rule

(   )41. A. careful      B. ready           C. easy         D. lucky

(   )42. A. negative     B. positive         C. good        D. special

(   )43. A. must        B. will            C. should       D. may

(   )44. A. come up     B. end up          C. move up     D. make up

(   )45. A. whenever    B. wherever        C. whatever     D. whichever

 

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