My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first？ 1 ？job, when I was six years old, was？？ 2 diner's shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me？ ？3 to do it right, telling me to offer to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn't？？ 4 .Working in the restaurant was a？ ？5 of great pride because I was also working for the？？ 6 of the whole family. But my father made it clear I had to？ 7 certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and？ 8 to the customers.
I was？ ？9 ？ paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of？ 10 ？ Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, "OK, then how about you？？ 11 me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?" He？？ 12 ？ I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember？ 13 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been？？ 14 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parent's restaurant. The？ 15 thing Dad said was," How about your cleaning up tonight?" I cannot？？ 16 this! I'm an officer in the US Army! But it didn't matter. As far as Dad was？？ 17 , I was just another member of the team. I？ 18 the mop. Working for Dad had taught me that loyalty？ 19 a team comes first. It doesn't matter？？ 20 that team is involved in a family restaurant or Operation Desert Storm.
1. A. true B. real C. natural D. happy
2. A. cleaning B. clearing C. shining D. sweeping
3. A. how B. what C. when D. where
4. A. happy B. puzzled C. pleased D. satisfied
5. A. source B. reason C. cause D. case
6. A. bad B. good C. right D. wrong
7. A. require B. have C. meet D. fit
8. A. good B. polite C. warm D. cruel
9. A. seldom B. ever C. always D. never
10. A. asking B. telling C. persuading D. advising
11. A. paying B. spending C. costing D. taking
12. A. figured B. wondered C. worked D. thought
13. A. going B. returning C. coming D. leaving
14. A. raised B. risen C. asked D. promoted
15. A. right B. just C. very D. first
16. A. understand B. know C. believe D. expect
17. A. thought B. considered C. hoped D. concerned
18. A. reached B. reached for C. fetched D. brought
19. A. for B. in C. to D. of
20. A. whether B. if C. until D. as long as