(B)MyfatherwokemeupearlyonesummermorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced“Getupandyou’regoingwithmetocutthegrassinthegarden.”

TheideathatmyfatherthoughtIwasoldenoughtohelphiminhisbusinessmademefeelproudandexcited.FromsunuptosundownmyfathermyyoungerbrotherandIworkedinthelargegarden.BytheendofthedayIwastootiredtosayawordbutIfeltgood.Thiswasmyfirsttimetohelpmyfatherinhisbusiness.Igot$6formyworkthatday.

OnedaymyfatherfoundsomeleavesIhadmissedandpulledmeaside.“Takeawaytheseleaves!”hesaid“anddon'tmakemehavetotellyoutodoitagain.”Themessagewasclear. TodayIvaluetheimportanceofdoingajobwellthefirsttime.Itwillneverfailtoimpressthepersonyouareworkingfor.

Aftertwoyearsmyfathertoldmeandmybrotherthathefeltwewereoldenoughtocutthegrassbyourselves.EverySaturdayduringmylasttwoyearsofhighschoolwesetoffearlyinthe morningwiththesamestrongwishwehadgainedwhileworkingunderourfather.

Lookingafterthegardenwasneitherexcitingnorhighpayingbutthatdidn'tmatter.IttaughtmethatanyjobwasagoodjobandthatwhateverIwaspaidwasmorethanIhadbefore.

Anewspaperreporteronceaskedmehowsomeonecouldpossiblylivewithhardworkandlowpay.“Ifyou’reonlythinkingabouthardworkandmoneyyouprobablydon'twanttodoanybetterthanyouaredoing.”Ianswered.IneveryjobfromcuttingthegrasstowashingdishesI'velearnedmuch.Fvelearnedsomethingthathelpsmeinmynextjob.

Ifyouworkhardenoughyoucanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.

()6.Thewriterfeltproudandexcitedwhenhewasaskedtocutthegrassbecausehethought

   A.hecouldcutthegrasshimself   B.hecouldmakemuchmoney

   C.hecouldenjoysunupandsundown   D.hecouldhelphisfamily

()7.Theword“message”inParagraph3 probablyrefersto.

   A.notleavingleavesbehind

   B.givingnoexcuseforyourmistakes

   C.doingagoodjobattheverybeginning

   D.missingthingswhichcanbefoundout

()8.Whenthewriterfinishedhighschoolmaybehewasyearsold.

   A.fourteen   B.eighteen

   C.twenty   D.twenty-two

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