完形填空练习（三十五）
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of
I got my first 3 job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 6 to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊账) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was.
1. A. Before B. Within C. From D. By
2. A. pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed
3. A. usual B. real C. main D. particular
4. A. sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying
5. A. or B. so C. but D. even
6. A. head B. turn C. change D. move
7. A. studied B. worked C. played D. slept
8. A. helping B. having C. watching D. letting
9. A. asked B. told C. promised D. allowed
10. A. study B. power C. age D. job
11. A. proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful
12. A. ran B. got C. flew D. carried
13. A. although B. while C. if D. since
14. A. sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore
15. A. keeping B. making C. paying D. taking
16. A. gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early
17. A. out B. over C. away D. off
18. a. point B. level C. part D. sign
19. A. he B. that C. who D. whoever
20. A. understand B. demand C. offer D. fear
完形填空练习（三十六）
When I was teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer (醉酒人). He’d 1 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 2 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 3 near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer.
So I did as he asked. I got good 4 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 5 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d 6 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 8 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to
I decided to give up my job to become 13 . When I told Dad, he was 14 , but in the end he 15 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 16 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea party. 17 I sold the beer direct to beer drink to get 18 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 19 to the young is simple: Life is very 20 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
1. A. cost B. spent C. take D. paid
2. A. like B. as if C. so D. nor
3. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. where D. somewhere
4. A. result B. teachers C. grades D. work
5. A. promised B. made C. advised D. allowed
6. A. never B. ever C. always D. hardly
7. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Properly
8. A. expect B. think C. stop D. wait
9. A. school B. Colorado C. my home D. my decision
10. A. realized B. asked C. wondered D. knew
11. A. less B. little C. good D. lot
12. A. Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans
13. A. a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer
14. A. surprised B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious
15. A. hated B. supported C. raised D. left
16. A. for B. at C. in D. after
17. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Also D. Yet
18. A. them B. the word C. tea D. the party
19. A. advice B. life C. job D. experience
20. A. hard B. busy C. short D. long
