36. A. Before B. Within C. From D. By
10.
My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula Okla. 36 the time I was eight I had been helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 37 out of old boards.
I got my first 38 job at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 39 tables and washing dishes, 40 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 41 for JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 42 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and
43 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working 44 me to have. Because of my 45 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 47 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账) 48 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was 50 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned 51 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 52 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 54 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 55 sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was!
40．A．treasure B．improve C．prefer D．reduce
39．A．interests B．curiosities C．pleasures D．feelings
38．A．energy B．knowledge C．devotion D．income
37．A．disabled B．unemployed C．refused D．disturbed
36．A．situation B．struggle C．reality D．hardship
35．A．worry B．ease C．victory D．freedom
34．A．relations B．subjects C．memories D．strangers
33．A．cry B．shout C．laugh D．jump