阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and
a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends
$20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were
our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over．
we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I
the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower
I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the
change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it
broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You
a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So
, 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t
anyone .Why won’t he just let it
?”
But when I reached adulthood，I understood his
: When you’re running a business, the work you do
much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with
，you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The
my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to
a job at a certain time，keep your
．Give your customers the kind of
you would llke t0
receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much
you take in your work.
| 小题1: | | A．kept | B．calculated | C．lowered | D．offered |
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| 小题2: | | A．charged | B．paid | C．afforded | D．spent |
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| 小题3: | | A．cleaning | B．exploring | C．cutting | D．searching |
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| 小题4: | | A．To be honest | B．Worse still | C．Believe or not | D．Above all |
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| 小题5: | | A．picmred | B．watered | C．planted | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．while |
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| 小题7: | | A．total | B．exact | C．loose | D．poor |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardlv | B．almost | C．never | D．merely |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．1eft | C．missed | D．forgot |
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| 小题10: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．astonished | D．stubborn |
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| 小题11: | | A．attract | B．hurt | C．attack | D．comfort |
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| 小题13: | | A．action | B．instruction | C．feeling | D．message |
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| 小题14: | | A．says | B．expresses | C．explains | D．knows |
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| 小题15: | | A．fortune | B．pleasure | C．content | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．lesson | B．experience | C．skill | D．business |
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| 小题17: | | A．quit | B．find | C．create | D．perform |
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| 小题18: | | A．word | B．secret | C．mind | D．watch |
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| 小题19: | | A．dignity | B．service | C．reward | D．praise |
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| 小题20: | | A．trouble | B．surprise | C．pride | D．responsibility |
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