8. _______ into a poor family, he had only two years of schooling.

7. There lies a big lake, __________ with several rivers and a canal.

6. _______ in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the U.S.

5. She won’t come to your birthday party unless ________.

4. _______ with a thick rope, the books on the back of the bike won’t get loose and drop while you are riding the bike.

3. _______ by the heavy rain, the basketball match will be held next week instead of this Friday.

2. Missing the train of 7:00 means _______ for another 3 hours.

buy/ connect / expect/ delay / fasten /invite/ wait/ see/ start/ bear

1. _______ from the sky, this building looks like a ship.

　　 Mr. Smith worried about the missed shirt all evening.　　 1. ________

He tried to remember exact what he had done from the　　　 2. ________

time he left the store until the time he got home. He　　　　 3. _________

remembered whether he had looked at the shirts while he　　 4. _________

was having lunch. So he must have them when he left the　　 5. _________

store. He remembered when showing them to a friend on the　 6. _________

bus. So he had the shirts then. He went directly from the 　　　7. _________

bus to his house, and he must have forgotten them on the　　　 8. _________

bus. He was in hurry to get off and forgot to check the　　　　 9. _________

packages lay on the floor. He should be more careful next　　 10. _________

time.

My First Job

　　 I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. __1__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent every nail I __2__ out of old boards.

　　 I got my first __3__ job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were __4__ tables and washing dishes, __5__ sometimes I helped cook.

　　 Every day after school I would __6__ to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I __7__ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __8__ my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working __9__ me to have. Because of my _10_ I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me _11_.

　　 Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working _12_ around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊帐) _13_ I was only in seventh grade. I immediately _14_ a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was _15_ only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $901. So I learned _16_ the danger of easy credit. I paid it _17_ as soon as I could.

　　 My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a _18_ of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, _19_ worked three jobs, once told me, “ If you _20_ sacrifice(奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was.

1. A. Before　　 B. Within　　　 C. From　　 D. By

2. A. pulled　　 B. put　　　　 C. picked　　 D. pressed

3. A. usual　　 B. real　　　　 C. main　　　 　D. particular

4. A. sweeping　 B. packing　　 C. clearing　　 D. emptying

5. A. or　　　　 B. so　　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. even

6. A. head　　　 B. turn　　　　 C. change　　 D. move

7. A. studied　　 B. worked　　　 C. played　　　 D. slept

8. A. helping　　 B. having　　　 C. watching　　 D. letting

9. A. asked　　　 B. told　　　　 C. promised　　 D. allowed

10. A. study　　 B. power　　　 C. age　　　　 D. job

11. A. proud　　 B. friendly　　 C. lucky　　　 D. hopeful

12. A. ran　　　 B. got　　　　 C. flew　　　　 D. carried

13. A. although　 B. while　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. since

14. A. sold　　　 B. borrowed　　 C. charged　　　 D. wore

15. A. keeping　 B. making　　　 C. paying　　　 D. taking

16. A. gradually　 B. greatly　　　 C. hardly　　　 D. early

17. A. out　　　 B. over　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. off

18. A. point　　　 B. level　　　　 C. part　　　　 D. sign

19. A. he　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. whoever

20. A. understand　 B. demand　　 C. offer　　　　 D. fear