My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field
s of Eufaula Okla.__36  the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37  out of old boards.I got my first__38   job,at JM's Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39      tables and washing dishes, __40   sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41  to JM's and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_  42    from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43  my friends run off to swim or play.I didn't necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44   me to have.Because of my___45  I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46  .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47  around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48 I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49   a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50 only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51 the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me selfcontrol,responsibility and brought me a__53of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54  worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55sacrifice(奉献)and  responsibility,there are not many things in life you can't have.”How right he was.
36.A.Before        B. Within        C. From          D. By
37.A.pulled        B. put           C. picked        D. pressed
38.A.usual         B. real          C. main          D. particular
39.A.sweeping      B. packing       C. clearing      D. emptying
40.A.or            B. so            C. but           D. even
41.A.head          B. turn          C. change        D. move
42.A.studied       B. worked        C. played        D. slept
43.A.helping       B. having        C. watching      D. letting
44.A.asked         B. told          C. promised      D. allowed
45.A.study         B. power         C. age           D. job
46.A.proud         B. friendly      C. lucky         D. hopeful
47.A.ran           B. got           C. flew          D. carried
48.A.although      B. while         C. if            D. since
49.A.sold          B. borrowed      C. charged       D. wore
50.A.keeping       B. making        C. paying        D. taking
51.A.gradually     B. greatly       C. hardly        D. early
52.A.out           B. over          C. away          D. off
53.A.point         B. level         C. part          D. sign
54.A.he            B. that          C. who           D. whoever
55.A.understand    B. demand        C. offer         D. fear