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
小题1:B小题2:C小题3:B小题4:D
陈老师
2024-03-27 22:38:42
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