Dad was always full of advice

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内容提要：Dad was always full of advice. One of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong

Dad was always full of advice. One of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong__26 _ethic(道德规范). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(除草) yards during the summer to_ 27pocket money.
Every time we went to work, Dad was there to _28 _. I used to wonder _29_ he came with us. He stood watching our work in the_ 30 _weather when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning.
One day we were _31 _our neighbor’s yard. She always_ 32_ until the grass was knee-high to call us over. That afternoon, I was finishing up and was_ 33 . I was just about to_ 34 _the mower when I saw Dad pointing to some_ 35 . I thought about how little I was getting paid for cutting grass so _36 _it almost broke the mower. I _37 _him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “you missed a piece.” I frowned, _38_ he would go home. He kept _39_ . So worn out and discouraged, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself: “That one piece isn’t _40_ anyone. Why won’t he just let it go Other neighbors_ 41_ the good work we did and soon got more_ 42 _. we start out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: be _43 . If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your _44 . Give your customers the kind of service you would like to _45 _. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

26. A. work	B. family	C. neighbor	D. academy
27. A. save	B. share	C. earn	D. borrow
28. A. watch	B. teach	C. help	D. perform
29. A. how	B. whether	C. when	D. why
30. A. rainy	B. snowy	C. hot	D. warm
31. A. visiting	B. cutting	C. cleaning	D. digging
32. A. decided	B. prepared	C. stopped	D. waited
33. A. excited	B. confused	C. frightened	D. tired
34. A. pay for	B. throw away	C. turn off	D. try out
35. A. people	B. stones	C. grass	D. water
36. A. strange	B. thick	C. different	D. high
37. A. ignored	B. forgot	C. comforted	D. thanked
38. A. pretending	B. admitting	C. hoping	D. believing
39. A. going	B. pointing	C. shaking	D. disturbing
40. A. hurting	B. cheating	C. killing	D. welcoming
41. A. took care of C. took notice of		B. took advantage of D. took hold of
42. A. luck	B. information	C. business	D. advice
43. A. ordinary	B. professional	C. smart	D. bright
44. A. space	B. peace	C. word	D. need
45. A. offer	B. receive	C. provide	D. exchange

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