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第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was  21  the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me  22  to do it efficiently，telling me to  23  to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  24  .

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   25   because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father  26  that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I  27  to be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the  28  ．

I was  29  paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  30  give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  31  the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  32  I owed him about $40 a week．

I remember returning to Seattle after being  33  in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the  34  thing Dad said was，“How about your  35  up tonight?” I couldn’t  36  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   37 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just  38   member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  39  is above all．It has nothing to do with  40  that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

21. A. cleaning              B. shining                     C. removing                 D. keeping

22. A. why                   B. what                        C. when                       D. how

23. A. offer                  B. refuse                      C. love                         D. learn

24. A. interested            B. annoyed                   C. relaxed                  D. satisfied

25. A. fun                  B. pride                        C. trouble                            D. effort

26. A. got it right          B. kept it a rule             C. made it clear          D. took it for granted

27. A. had                    B. tended                      C. hated                       D. managed

28. A. family                B. workers                    C. customers                 D. friends

29. A. never                  B. always                            C. seldom                  D. ever

30. A. must                   B. should                      C. might                       D. could

31. A. at                       B. before                      C. around                            D. for

32. A. worked out      B. found out                 C. put out                         D. thought out

33. A. alone                  B. away                        C. outside                     D. off

34. A. usual                  B. last                          C. next                         D. first

35. A. washing           B. taking                      C. cleaning                   D. moving

36. A. ignore                B. follow                      C. believe                  D. understand

37. A. happen               B. care                         C. go                           D. matter

38. A. no                      B. other                        C. some                        D. another

39. A. team                   B. family                      C. leader                      D. restaurant

40. A. why                   B. whether                    C. when                       D. How