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    My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, u Get up,you're going with me to cut grass."

    The idea that my father actually thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunrise,my father,my younger brother and I worked in the large yards,in a rich part of Atlanta,Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out,but I felt well. I had put in a day's hard work and had earned $6.

    One day my father found some leaves I'd missed and pulled me aside. uClear away these leaves," he said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again."The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time. It will never fail to impress (给. 留下印象) the person you are working for.

    After two years my father told my brother and me that he felt we were old enough to do lawns (草坪) on our own. Every Saturday during my last year of high school,when I was 18 ,we set out early in the morning every day.

    Taking care of lawns was not exciting or highpaying,but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job's a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.

    A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live on a forty-hour-a-week minimum (最低) pay, "My father never worked just forty hours a week,and neither have 1 ," I replied, "If you're only working forty hours a week,you probably don't want to do any better than you are doing."In every job I've had,from doing lawns to washing dishes,I have learned something that helps me in my next job. If you work hard enough,you can learn from any job you do.

    (   ) 11. Why did the writer feel proud and excited when asked to cut grass?

       A. Because he was old enough to help his family.

       B. Because he became important to his father's business.

       C. Because he was able to take care of large yards.

       D. Because he could earn $6 that day.

    (   ) 12. The word "message" in the third paragraph probably refers to         .

       A. not leaving behind

       B. giving no excuse for your mistakes

       C. doing a job good at the very beginning

       D. missing things which can be found out

    (   ) 13. What does the underlined sentence "My father never worked just forty hours a week,and neither have I" in the last paragraph mean?

       A. My father worked more than forty hours a day and so have I.

       B. My father didn't work forty hours a week and neither have I.

       C. My father worked less than forty hours a week and neither have I.

       D. My father worked more than forty hours a week and so have I.

    (   ) 14. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A. My Father and I

       B. Jobs and Pay

       C. Experience is Wealth

       D. Jobs and Life

    (   ) 15. Which of the following is the most important thing that the writer has learned from his father?

       A. Be strict with yourself while doing any job.

       B. Set out early for work.

       C. Keep learning from any job you do.

       D. Work over 40 hours every week.

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