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| I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents __1__the necessities of life__2__they couldn't give much more. If I asked my father__3__a pair of jeans, he would say, "If you want them, make the money and buy them__4__." He wasn't being mean; he just couldn't__5__them. From age on, I did part-time jobs after school. When I__6__from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily __7__ . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully__8__ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn't__9__whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the __10__of the company. I went__11__to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I__12__most was the consultation(咨询) meeting I__13__with the family members of the men and women in my__14__, trying to help them deal with the long periods of __15__. These proved popular and word of them spread.__16__I was being asked to give encouraging__17__to business groups, educators and kids across the country. But I consider the boot camp my first real __18 , and my life is still guided by the __19 lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to __20__ it. | |||
( )1.A.provided ( )2.A.while ( )3.A.about ( )4.A.themselves ( )5.A.pay ( )6.A.came ( )7.A.drills ( )8.A.included ( )9.A.matter ( )10.A.good ( )11.A.out ( )12.A.took ( )13.A.ended ( )14.A.charge ( )15.A.lessons ( )16.A.Long before ( )17A.performances ( )18.A.vacation ( )19.A.important ( )20.A.gain |
B.got B.but B.with B.ourselves B.find B.returned B.tasks B.asked B.mean B.boss B.on B.hated B.began B.situation B.meeting B.Before long B.descriptions B.place B.bitter B.achieve |
C.made C.so C.for C.yourself C.produce C.escaped C.exercises C.required C.exist C.rest C.away C.enjoyed C.continued C.position C.training C.As usual C.speeches C.job C.normal C.show |
D.bought D.or D.of D.myself D.afford D.graduated D.reports D.met D.work D.right D.off D.did D.held D.choice D.separation D.Once again D.gifts D.travel D.difficult D.match |