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My parents influenced us with the concepts of family,faith and patriotism when I was
young.Even though we struggled to make ends meet,they stressed how fortunate we were
to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.
I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad,Benjamin,injured his back working in a
cardboardbox factory and was retrained as a hairstylist.He rented space in a little mall
and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the
parking lot three nights a week,which meant getting up at 3 am.To pick up trash,Dad
used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans
and picked up litter by hand.It took two to three hours to clean the lot.I'd sleep in the
car on the way home.
I did this for two years,but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime.I acquired
discipline and a strong work morality,and learned at an early age the importance of
balancing life's competing interests-in my case,school,homework and a job.This really
helped during my senior year of high school,when I worked 40 hours a week flipping
hamburgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of collegeprep courses.
The_hard_work_paid_off.I attended the US Military Academy and went on to
receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard.Later,I joined a big Los
Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly.In these jobs and in
everything else I've done,I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot.The
experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to
provide for themselves and their families,that is something we should honor.
1．According to the text,the author thinks________.
A．he is lucky to have many chances to get a job
B．it is difficult to find a job to make ends meet
C．his parents are full of complaint about their life
D．it is not acceptable to live in such bad conditions
2．In order to get a discount on rent,________.
A．his father had to work as a hairstylist
B．his father had to work in a cardboardbox factory
C．they had to clean the parking lot three nights a week
D．his father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day
3．Which of the following is NOT true of the author?
A．He got the graduate degrees from Harvard.
B．He took a collegeprep courses at high school.
C．He took a parttime job during his senior year.
D．He regretted having worked in the parking lot.
4．What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?
A．The author got a high pay by working hard.
B．The author complained of the hard work.
C．The effort which he made had no effection.
D．The hard work was worthwhile for the author.
5．We can learn from the text that________.
A．it is unimaginable for a child to help his family
B．it is honored to work for one's family as a member
C．it is unnecessary to keep work rules of behaviour
D．the harder the work is,the more interest one shows
