文章大意:本文是记叙文。讲述了作者通过帮助他人做事,去赚钱,然后去买自己想要的东西,但是当把东西买回来后,发现有些并不是自己真的想要的,让作者明白为赚钱而付出的汗水和奉献是无法从我们身上夺走的真正无价的资产。
When I was 16, I wanted to buy an album(专辑)from my favorite band,but I could ________pay for it. My parents were not the type of people to give money to me ________, or even for workdone at home.
This led me to search for work opportunities in my neighborhood, and I was ________to Mrs. Hudson, the oldest person in the community. At over eighty years old, Mrs. Hudson could no longer ________ her garden, and I offered to help her out.
My first job was to ________ weeds in her front yard and backyard. After this________task, I mowed(修剪)her lawn.With the $10 earned from my first day of work, I bought that________.Listening to music, I felt a cool ________running through my heart, which made me realize all the efforts I had made were worthwhile.
However, my desire for material possessions did not end there. I later set my ________ on a Gameboy, which was very fashionable at the time. I started to work for multiple clients, in order toearn enough money to purchase this ________ possession.
After many days of working, I ________ enough money. But just after one day of playing on it, I realized that it was not as fun as I had thought. I ________ in the hot sun for hours doing yard work to buy something I did not ________.So the next day,I returned it for a full refund(退款).
Ever since that day, I have come to________ the value of money, realizing that the sweat and dedication that________earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken away from us.
16. A.slightly | B.barely | C.roughly | D.nearly |
17. A.out of nowhere | B.out of condition | C.out of question | D.out of work |
18. A.assigned | B.directed | C.ordered | D.referred |
19. A.decorate | B.guard | C.tend | D.water |
20. A.pull out | B.rule out | C.sort out | D.take out |
21. A.awesome | B.creative | C.tiresome | D.urgent |
22. A.band | B.collection | C.edition | D.patent |
23. A.breeze | B.current | C.spring | D.wind |
24. A.ambition | B.curiosity | C.sights | D.tastes |
25. A.personal | B.prized | C.previous | D.practical |
26. A.charged | B.gathered | C.invested | D.withdrew |
27. A.dug | B.struggled | C.sweated | D.wandered |
28. A.lack | B.lose | C.want | D.deserve |
29. A.accept | B.appreciate | C.evaluate | D.enjoy |
30. A.come into | B.fall into | C.go into | D.put into |