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My parents fixed in me the ideas of family, faith and patriotism(爱国主义)when I was young． 1 we struggled to make ends meet, they 2 to me and my four brothers and sisters how 3 we were to live in a great country with 4 opportunities．
I got my first real 5 when I was ten．My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 6 as a hairstylist．The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n) 7 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot(停车场)three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m．To pick up waste, Dad used a little 8 that looked like a lawn mower(割草机)．Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 9 waste by hand．It took two to three hours to clean the lot．I’d 10 in the car on the way home because of tiredness．
I did this for two years, but the 11 I learned have lasted a lifetime．I 12 discipline and a strong work ethic(道德准则)，and learned at a(n) 13 age the importance of balancing life’s 14 interests－in my case, school, homework and a job．This really 15 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking college-prep 16 ．
The hard work 17 ．I attended the U．S．Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 18 and business from Harvard． 19 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (会议)．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those 20 in the parking lot．
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