BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.ThenIwasborninE1Paso，TexasandwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.

Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.Theyinfluenceduswiththeconceptsoffamily,faithandnationalism.

IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginacardboard­boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.HerentedspaceinalittleshoppingmallandgavehisshopthefancynameofMr.Ben’sCoiffure.

TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek，whichmeantgettingupat3a．m..Topickuprubbish,Dadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikealawnmower.MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitterbyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I’dsleepinthecaronthewayhome.

Ididthisfortwoyears，butthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetime.Iacquireddisciplineandastrongworkethic(道德),andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife’scompetinginterests－inmycase，school，homeworkandajob.Thisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofahighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekflippingburgersatafast­foodjointwhiletakingafullloadofcollegepreparationcourses.

Thehardworkpaidoff.IattendedtheU．S.MilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.Later,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniaStateAssembly(州议会)．InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedone,Ihaveneverforgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignityinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatissomethingweshouldhonor.

59.Beforemyfathergotinjured，we________.

A.didn’tlikelivingintheUSA B.livedapoorbuthappylife

C.wereluckytomovetotheUSA D.hadmanywaystom

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更新时间：2024-04-26 04:42:33

陈鹃

小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:B 小题4:D

更新时间：2024-04-27 14:40:21