When I was a young teenager, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then more after school until there was not enough to see, were normal.
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very . He began to show me these, not through , but through his actions. He would not a job until it was done. He put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not to play the rest of the games.
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to . My entire was to make my father proud of me. I knew that I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so . When someone as young as I started working, they would either or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents’ eyes . From that day on I have worked every job to my full , because that day defined(界定) my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it in the rest of my life.
1.A. goingB. workingC. learningD. playing
2.A. timeB. chanceC. lightD. strength
3.A. ridiculousB. easyC. absoluteD. important
4.A. factsB. wordsC. practiceD. assessment
5.A. quitB. findC. doD. finish
6.A. mightB. wouldC. couldD. should
7.A. enjoyB. defeatC. skipD. take
8.A. commitmentB. improvement C. devotionD. compromise
9.A. decideB. submitC. resistD. deserve
10.A. preparedB. shockedC. delightedD. interested
11.A. stickB. leaveC. failD. play
12.A. problemB. worldC. trickD. goal
13.A. in caseB. now thatC. even ifD. as though
14.A. regulation B. construction C. communication D. reception
15.A. weakB. poorC. delicateD. young
16.A. breakB. struggleC. pauseD. object
17. A. mannerB. momentC. wayD. method
18.A. impressedB. surprisedC. inspiredD. excited
19.A. staredB. shoneC. liftedD.opened
20.A. occupationB. potentialC. spiritD. skill
These car payments are going to put me ______ again.
A. green with envy B. in the red
C. in the black D. tickled pink
Another group of Qing Tombs sits about 100 kilometres ______ of Beijing．
A. at the west B. the west
C. to west D. west
______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time.
A. A bit more efforts
B. Keep up your spirits
C. If you double your efforts
D. Making greater efforts
In a(n) _______ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.
A. order B. purpose C. aim D. gesture
_______ on both sides of the street _______ excited fans who wanted to see the famous singing star.
A. Standing; wasB. Waiting; were
C. Arriving; was D. Living; were
