不要責(zé)備他，他畢竟是個(gè)孩子。(after all)

My parents operated 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 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 to be part of the team．I 7 to be punctual(守時(shí)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，1 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．a(chǎn)nnoyed　　 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．took it for granted

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

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

9．A．never　　　 B．a(chǎn)lways　　 C．seldom　　　 D．ever

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

11．A．a(chǎn)t　　　　 B．before　　 C．a(chǎn)round　　　 D．for

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

13．A．a(chǎn)lone　　 B．a(chǎn)way　　　 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．a(chǎn)nother

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

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