My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was   36  the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me  37  to do it well, telling me to  38  to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t  39 .

I was proud of working in the restaurant   40  I was also working for the good of the family. But my father   41  said that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I   42  to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the  43 . I was    44  paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he  45   give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends  46  free soft drinks?” He   47  the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being  48  in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted（升职） to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the   49  thing Dad said was, “How about your   50  up tonight?” I couldn’t  51  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But   52  didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just  53  member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉献) to a  54  is above all. It has nothing to do with  55  that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle． And my first real job，when I was six years old，was  1  the diners’ shoes．My father taught me how to do it efficiently，telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  2  .

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   3   because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I had to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the  4  ．

I was never paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  5   give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And   6   the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  7  I owed him about $40 a week．

I remember returning to Seattle after being away 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 first thing Dad said was，“How about your  8  up tonight?”I couldn’t  believe my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned，I was just another member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  9  is above all．It has nothing to do with  10  that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was   11  and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12  and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．
Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in   14 ．The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still   16 ，but the men fed him and  played with him．
Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17  , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18  the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis'   19  , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21 his life．From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（废墟）．                          
Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would  24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America．
A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26  in California, at first Nubs didn't   27  the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28   again and again to lick his friend's face．
A little love and concern in the middle of   29 will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a  30  of a harmonious（和谐的）world．

On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was   11  and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12  and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．

Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in   14 ．The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still   16 ，but the men fed him and  played with him．

Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17  , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18  the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis'   19  , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21 his life．From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（废墟）．                          

Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would  24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America．

A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26  in California, at first Nubs didn't   27  the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28   again and again to lick his friend's face．

A little love and concern in the middle of   29 will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a  30  of a harmonious（和谐的）world．

1.                A．shaking         B．waiting         C．barking   D．resting

2.                A．lower          B．better          C．clearer   D．closer

3.                A．worry          B．suffer          C．fear D．starve

4.                A．surprise        B．control         C．pain D．anger

5.                A．leave          B．drill            C．fight D．walk

6.                A．dirty           B．weak           C．thin  D．tired

7.                A．suddenly       B．happily         C．easily D．determinedly

8.                A．unless          B．since           C．until D．after

9.                A．imagination      B．reach          C．sight     D．ability

10.               A．caught         B．tracked         C．guarded   D．found

11.               A．loved          B．started         C．saved D．taken

12.               A．traveled        B．met           C．grew D．slept

13.               A．allowed        B．expected       C．needed   D．required

14.               A．go             B．like            C．try   D．continue

15.               A．lead           B．fly             C．drive D．show

16.               A．reunited        B．interviewed     C．watched   D．gathered

17.               A．notice          B．believe         C．recognize  D．bother

18.               A．out            B．about          C．around    D．up

19.               A．time           B．danger         C．war   D．space

20.               A．way           B．view           C．concern   D．promise