I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.

I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.

1.A. provided         B. got       C. made       D. bought

2.A. pay            B. find          C. produce          D. afford

3.A. came          B. returned       C. escaped          D. graduated

4.A. drills          B. tasks          C. exercises         D. reports

5.A. included       B. asked          C. required         D. met

6.A. matter         B. mean          C. exist            D. work

7.A. good          B. staff           C. rest             D. right

8.A. took          B. hated           C. enjoyed          D. did

9.A. ended         B. began          C. continued        D. held

10.A. charge        B. situation        C. position         D. choice

11.A. lessons        B. meetings       C. training          D. separation

12.A. gifts          B. descriptions     C. speeches        D. performances

13.A. vacation       B. place          C. job             D. travel

14.A. important      B. bitter          C. normal          D. difficult

15.A. gain          B. achieve         C. show           D. match

 

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    36    the necessities of life    37    they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    38    a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    39   .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    40    them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

       When I    41    from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily

   42   . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully    43    discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t

   44    whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    45   of the company.

I went    46    to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    47    most was the counseling(咨询) meeting I    48     with the family members of the men and women in my    49   , trying to help them deal with the long periods of    50   . These proved popular and word of them spread.   51    I was being asked to give encouraging    52    to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real    53   , and my life is still guided by the

   54    lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    55    it.

36.A.provided                            B.got                           C.made                               D.bought

37.A.while                                 B.but                           C.so                             D.or

38.A.about                                 B.with                         C.for                                  D.of

39.A.themselves                         B.ourselves                  C.yourself                           D.myself

40.A.pay                                   B.find                         C.produce                           D.afford

41.A.came                                 B.returned                   C.escaped                           D.graduated

42.A.drills                                 B.tasks                        C.exercises                          D.reports

43.A.included                            B.asked                       C.required                          D.met

44.A.matter                               B.mean                        C.exist                                D.work

45.A.good                                 B.boss                         C.rest                                 D.right

46.A.out                                    B.on                            C.away                               D.off

47.A.took                                  B.hated                        C.enjoyed                           D.did

48.A.ended                          B.began                       C.continued                        D.held

49.A.charge                               B.situation                   C.position                           D.choice

50.A.lessons                               B.meeting                    C.training                           D.separation

51.A.Long before                       B.Before long               C.As usual                          D.Once again

52.A.performances                     B.descriptions        C.speeches                         D.gifts

53.A.vacation                             B.place                        C.job                                  D.travel

54.A.important                           B.bitter                        C.normal                            D.difficult

55.A.gain                                  B.achieve                     C.show                               D.match

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    1    the necessities of life    2    they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    3    a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    4   .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    5    them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

       When I    6    from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily    7   . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully    8    discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t    9    whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    10  of the company.

I went    11    to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    12    most was the consulting(咨询) meeting I  13     with the family members of the men and women in my    14  , trying to help them deal with the long periods of  15  . These proved popular and word of them spread.  16   I was being asked to give encouraging    17    to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real    18   , and my life is still guided by the    19    lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    20    it.

1.A.provided                 B. got                    C. made                       D. bought

2.A.while                      B. but                    C. so                            D. or

3.A.about                            B. with                  C. for                           D. of

4.A.themselves              B. ourselves           C. yourself                   D. myself

5.A.pay                        B. find                   C. produce                   D. afford

6.A.came                      B. returned            C. escaped                    D. graduated

7.A.drills                      B. tasks                 C. exercises                  D. reports

8.A.included                 B. asked                C. required                   D. met

9.A.matter                    B. mean                 C. exist                        D. work

10.A.good                    B. boss                  C. rest                          D. right

11.A.out                       B. on                     C. away                       D. off

12.A.took                     B. hated                 C. enjoyed                    D. did

13.A.ended                   B. began                C. continued                 D. held

14.A.charge                  B. situation            C. position                    D. choice

15.A.lessons                 B. meetings            C. training                    D. separation

16.A.Long before          B. Before long        C. As usual                   D. Once again

17.A.performances        B. descriptions              C. speeches                  D. gifts

18.A.vacation                B. place                 C. job                           D. travel

19.A.important              B. bitter                 C. normal                            D. difficult

20.A.gain                      B. achieve              C. show                       D. match