阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change.Dad traded our service to neighbors and
a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard.I later found out our friends
$20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were
our next-door neighbor’s yard.She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over.
we had an old lawn mower.This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I
the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower
I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the
change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it
broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You
a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So
, 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t
anyone .Why won’t he just let it
?”
But when I reached adulthood,I understood his
: When you’re running a business, the work you do
much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with
,you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The
my father taught me stayed with me:if you say you are going to
a job at a certain time,keep your
.Give your customers the kind of
you would llke t0
receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much
you take in your work.
小题1: | A.kept | B.calculated | C.lowered | D.offered |
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小题2: | A.charged | B.paid | C.afforded | D.spent |
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小题3: | A.cleaning | B.exploring | C.cutting | D.searching |
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小题4: | A.To be honest | B.Worse still | C.Believe or not | D.Above all |
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小题5: | A.picmred | B.watered | C.planted | D.enjoyed |
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小题6: | A.after | B.before | C.when | D.while |
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小题7: | A.total | B.exact | C.loose | D.poor |
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小题8: | A.hardlv | B.almost | C.never | D.merely |
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小题9: | A.lost | B.1eft | C.missed | D.forgot |
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小题10: | A.angry | B.happy | C.astonished | D.stubborn |
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小题11: | A.attract | B.hurt | C.attack | D.comfort |
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小题13: | A.action | B.instruction | C.feeling | D.message |
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小题14: | A.says | B.expresses | C.explains | D.knows |
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小题15: | A.fortune | B.pleasure | C.content | D.honesty |
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小题16: | A.lesson | B.experience | C.skill | D.business |
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小题17: | A.quit | B.find | C.create | D.perform |
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小题18: | A.word | B.secret | C.mind | D.watch |
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小题19: | A.dignity | B.service | C.reward | D.praise |
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小题20: | A.trouble | B.surprise | C.pride | D.responsibility |
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