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　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be 　　1　　 fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to fight the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．

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　　I believe in my mother．My belief began when I was a kid, when I 　　1　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a 　　2　　．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time 　　4　　 than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two or three 　　5　　 TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 written book report to her．She would mark them up with check marks and 　　7　　 the important parts．Years later we realized it was a 　　8　　 to see her marks on our written book reports．Mother was actually illiterate(文盲)．Although we had no money, 　　9　　 the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody．

　　When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for 　　10　　．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to hang about with the guys．I went from an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t 　　11　　．I was cool．

　　One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 　　12　　 about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 　　13　　 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 　　14　　 left over, you can have all that you want．” I was very 　　15　　 with that arrangement．But once I got through 　　16　　 money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n)　　17　　 over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 　　18　　 that immediate satisfaction didn’t get me anywhere．Success 　　19　　 intellectual preparation．I went back to my studies and became a A-student again, and 　　20　　 I realized my dream and I became a doctor．

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　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be tough fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to 　　1　　 the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, ParkAvenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．