Igrewupinasmalltown.Myfather

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I grew up in a small town. My father____21____chickens and ran a construction company. I was____22____10 years old when my dad gave me the_____23_____of feeding the chickens and____24____up the stable（笼子）. He believed it was

___25___for me to have those jobs to____26____responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club____27____the Natchbill Palace, I washed_____28_____and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then   ___29___to sing until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known____30____a singing cook.

I had been rejected so many times by record_____31_____that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a

___32___executive(主管) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was___33___, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to_____34_____it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers____35____ to sign me to a record deal.____36____after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It____37____over 2 million copies.

My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the____38____of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my____39____filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known____40____.

21. A. had    B. used    C. devoted    D. raised

22. A. still    B. down    C. only    D. inside

23. A. pleasure    B. sorrow    C. happiness    D. responsibility

24. A. keeping    B. watching    C. cleaning    D. looking

25. A. healthy    B. important    C. initial    D. humorous

26. A. learn    B. grasp    C. gain    D. govern

27. A. seen    B. run    C. called    D. found

28. A. clothes    B. tables    C. chairs    D. dishes

29. A. jumped up    B. flew over    C. went on    D. observed at

30. A. so    B. such    C. very    D. as

31. A. companies    B. shops    C. factories    D. clubs

32. A. man    B. woman    C. boy    D. manager

33. A. over    B. on    C. towards    D. forward

34. A. herself    B. myself    C. yourself    D. himself

35. A. made    B. did    C. wanted    D. refused

36. A. Long    B. Early    C. Sometimes    D. Soon

37. A. bought    B. stuck    C. sold    D. simplified

38. A. step    B. road    C. phenomenon    D. sense

39. A. best    B. better    C. good    D. well

40. A. recorder    B. singer    C. writer    D. dancer

【回答】

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知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空