【完形填空Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteen,whenafriendofmymother’swhoownedabookshop36meforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop.Iwasvery37toearnmyownpocketmoneyandmyparents38interfered(干涉)withhowIspen】

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　　Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteen,whenafriendofmymother’swhoownedabookshop

　　36meforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop.Iwasvery37toearnmyownpocketmoneyandmyparents38interfered(干涉)withhowIspentit,evenwhenIwasspendingit39.Theybelievedthatbyearningmoney,spendingit,andlearningfromthe40,Iwouldbecomemoremature(成熟)and41abouthowtohandlework,relationshipswithothers,andmoney.

　　Likemany42parents,myparentsalsoletmeandmybrothersdothingsoverwhichthey

　　43agreatdeal.WhenIwassixteen,forexample,afterIfinishedhighschoolandbeforeIentereduniversity,Iwantedtospendthesummermonthstravelingaround44.Mymotherwasagainsttheideaofmytravelingaloneatsuchayoungage,butmyfatherfeltthatitwouldbeagreat45forme.Intheend,myfatherwonthe46ontheconditionthatIlimitedmytravelingtoFrance,mymother’shome,whereIhadmanyuncles,auntsandcousins47throughthecountrywhocould48shelterandhelpifIneedthem.

　　Threeyearslater,myyoungerbrotherdecideto49ayearoffafterhisfirstyearinuniversityandtravelthroughtheUnitedStatesandtheCaribbean.Againmymotherwasveryworriedandnot50toseemybrotherleaveschool,butmyfatherencouragedhimandmybrotherhada(n)51yearworkinghiswayontrainsandshipsto52passagetodifferentportsandcities,anddiscoveringmanyfascinatingplacesandpeople.

　　Thesekindsofexperiencesareprobablyrare(稀少的)forchildreninmanycountriesbutintheUStheyarefairly53.Mostparentsstart54theirchildrenatayoungagetodosmallthingsbythemselves.Bythetimetheyhavefinishedhighschool,manyAmericankidshavealreadyhadpart-timejobs,traveledaroundtheUSorothercountriesontheirown,have55theuniversitytheyplantoattendandmaybeevendecidedontheirfuturecareer,andsoon.

　　36．A．taughtB．allowedC．treatedD．hired

　　37．A．anxiousB．contentC．proudD．hopeful

　　38．A．neverB．everC．alwaysD．even

　　39．A．quicklyB．foolishlyC．seriouslyD．honesty

　　40．A．workB．mistakesC．othersD．books

　　41．A．strictB．reasonableC．politeD．responsible

　　42．A．AmericanB．JapaneseC．ChineseD．British

　　43．A．helpedB．suppor