阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was six when I joined my father's fields in Okla. By the time I was eight, I was helping Dad
36 old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I
37 out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant when I was 12. My main responsibilities were
38 tables. At that age, it was
39 going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working
40 me to have. Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious. This made me
41 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working
42 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit despite my young age. I immediately bought an expensive coat and shoes on credit. I was
43 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the store keeper $90!
So I learned
44 the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me
45 and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had
46 . As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you understand sacrifice and
47 , there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．paint | C．sell | D．repair |
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．emptying |
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| 小题4: | | A．easy | B．heavy | C．difficult | D．pleasant |
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| 小题5: | | A．allowed | B．preferred | C．taught | D．managed |
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| 小题6: | | A．proud | B．rich | C．grateful | D．hopeful |
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| 小题7: | | A．showed | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
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| 小题8: | | A．raising | B．spending | C．counting | D．making |
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| 小题9: | | A．greatly | B．actually | C．hardly | D．really |
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| 小题10: | | A．self-development | B．self-control | C．self-criticism | D．self-confidence |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．improved | C．developed | D．experienced |
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| 小题12: | | A．responsibility | B．promise | C．independence | D．ambition |
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