题目内容：

When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before ______ and began cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up ______ earlier to water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to ______ weeds from the corn field. It wasn’t long ______ I felt very tired but the field ridge seemed ______. Finally I totally threw myself ______ in the field, feeling ______. My dad seemed to have ______ my mind. He came up and said, “Farming is tiring and really takes ______and sweat, but in ______ the sweet harvest will be worth the ______.” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father ______ and added, “Rome is not built in a ______, but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever ______ with a huge project, just break it into ______parts and then complete it one by one. Finally you will be amazed at your ______.” Hearing what he said, I was greatly ______ and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch. Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I ______ in weeding half an acre of the corn field.

Now I have tried different jobs and finally ______ down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my father’s devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me ______ all kinds of difficulties.

1.A. noon    B. night    C. dark    D. dawn

2.A. equally    B. less    C. even    D. extremely

3.A. throw    B. harvest    C. remove    D. drop

4.A. before    B. whenever    C. since    D. until

5.A. faraway    B. endless    C. challenging    D. boring

6.A. open    B. out    C. away    D. flat

7.A. angry    B. disappointed    C. hopeless    D. ashamed

8.A. read    B. disturbed    C. spoken    D. seen

9.A. pains    B. wisdom    C. patience    D. courage

10.A. spring    B. fall    C. summer    D. winter

11.A. strength    B. cost    C. effort    D. risk

12.A. regretted    B. smiled    C. sighed    D. followed

13.A. day    B. month    C. second    D. year

14.A. discouraged    B. faced    C. dealt    D. worked

15.A. good    B. various    C. small    D. large

16.A. confidence    B. achievement    C. failure    D. change

17.A. puzzled    B. shocked    C. delighted    D. inspired

18.A. managed    B. failed    C. succeeded    D. avoided

19.A. settled    B. broke    C. bent    D. pulled

20.A. around    B. to    C. with    D. through