阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. __36__ the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he __37__ out of old boards.
He got his first __38__ job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were__39__tables and washing dishes, __40__sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would __41__ to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he __42__ from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__ his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working __44__ him to have. Because of his __45__ he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him __46__.
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit（赊帐）__48__ he was only in Grade 7. He immediately __49__ a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was__50__ only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned __51__ the danger of easy credit. He paid it __52__ as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a __53__of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, __54__worked three jobs, once told him, “If you__55__sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Within | C．From | D．By |
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usual | B．real | C．main | D．participate |
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| 小题4: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．empting |
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| 小题6: | | A．head | B．turn | C．change | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．played | D．slept |
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| 小题8: | | A．helping | B．having | C．watching | D．letting |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．told | C．promised | D．allowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．proud | B．friendly | C．lucky | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．ran | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．charged | D．wore |
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| 小题15: | | A．keeping | B．making | C．paying | D．taking |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．greatly | C．hardly | D．early |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．level | C．part | D．sign |
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| 小题20: | | A．understand | B．demand | C．offer | D．fear |
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