My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week. And my first real job,when I was six years old,was  1  the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young,so he taught me  2  to do it efficiently,telling me to  3  to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  4 .

Working in the restaurant was a cause(事业) of great  5   because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father  6  that I had to meet certain standards (标准)to be part of the team. I  7  to be punctual(守时的),hard-working,and polite to the  8  .

I was  9  paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  10  give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  11 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  12  I owed him about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being  13  in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride,I walked into my parents’ restaurant,but the  14 thing Dad said was,“How about your  15  up tonight?” I couldn’t  16  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   17  as far as Dad was concerned,I was just   18  member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  19  is above all. It has nothing to do with    20    that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.

1.A.cleaning                B.shining                C.removing             D.keeping

2.A.why                     B.what                   C.when                  D.how

3.A.offer                     B.refuse                 C.love                    D.learn

4.A.interested              B.annoyed              C.relaxed                D.satisfied

5.A.fun                       B.pride                   C.trouble                D.effort

6.A.got it right             B.kept it a rule         C.made it clear        D.put it true

7.A.had                       B.tended                 C.hated                  D.managed

8.A.family                   B.workers              C.customers           D.friends

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

10.A.must                   B.should                 C.might                  D.could

11.A.at                        B.before                 C.around                D.for

12.A.worked out          B.found out            C.put out                D.thought out

13.A.alone                   B.away                   C.outside                D.off

14.A.usual                   B.last                     C.next                    D.first

15.A.washing              B.taking                  C.cleaning              D.moving

16.A.ignore                 B.follow                 C.believe                D.understand

17.A.happen                B.care                    C.go                      D.matter

18.A.no                      B.other                   C.some                  D.another

19.A.team                   B.family                 C.leader                  D.restaurant

20.A.why                    B.whether               C.when                  D.how

He was 50 years old when I was born, and a "Mr. Mom" long before anyone had a name for it. I didn't know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their dads around. I considered myself very lucky.

  Dad did so many things for me during my grade-school years. He asked the school bus driver to pick me up at my house instead of the usual bus stop that was six blocks away. He always had my lunch ready for me when I came home----usually a peanut butter and sandwich that was shaped for the season. My favorite was at Christmas. The sandwiches would be covered with green sugar and cut in the shape of a tree.

  As I got a little older and tried to gain my independence, I wanted to move away from those "childish" signs of his love. But he wasn't going to give up. In high school and no longer able to go home for lunch, I began taking my own. Dad would get up a little earlier and make it for me. I never knew what to expect. The outside of the bag might be covered with his way of a mountain scene (it became his trademark)or a heart with the word "Dad-n-Angle" in its center. Inside there would be a note with that same heart or an “I love you”. Many times he would write a joke or a riddle. He always had some silly saying to make me smile and let me know that he loved me.

   I used to hide my lunch so no one would see the bag or read the note, but that didn't last long. One of my friends saw the note one day, caught it, and passed it around the lunch room. My face burned. To my astonishment, the next day all my friends were waiting to see the note. From the way they acted, I think they all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of love. I was so proud to have him as my father. Throughout the rest of my high school years, I received those notes, and still have a majority of them.

    And still it didn't end.When I left home for college(the last one to leave), I thought the messages would stop.But my friends and I were glad that his action continued.

    I began getting letters almost every Friday.The front-desk worker always knew who the letters were from----the return address said, “The Hunk.” Many times the envelopes were addressed in crayon, and along with the enclosed letters were usually drawings of our cat and dog, pictures of him and mom and if I had been home the weekend before, of me racing around town with friends and using the house as a hotel.He also had his mountain scene and the hearten-cased inscription (题词),“Dad-n-Angie”.

1.The author lists so many details in order to show        .

   A.she had a childish father                B.she had a caring father

    C.her father didn’t want her to be lonely    D.her father was not manly enough

2.The author tried to hide her lunch from her friends because        .

  A.she did not want her friends to share her father's love

  B.she did not like her father's notes

  C.the food had been badly prepared

  D.she was afraid her friends might laugh at her

3."He was 50 years old when I was born, and a ' Mr.Mom' long before anyone had a name for it.Here "Mr.Mom" means          .

  A.a mother who works outside to support the family

  B.a father who is responsible for doing housework

  C.a mother who is responsible for doing housework

  D.a father who cares too much for his children.

4.Her father didn't give her independence when the author grew a little older because        .

   A.she had no mother and needed someone to look after her

  B.she was not clever and needed someone to help her

  C.she had no ability to do things all by herself

      D.he loved his youngest daughter very much

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