二完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）TheParking-Lot（停车场）SweeperBothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninE1PasoTexasandwhenIwasfourmyfamilymo

　　二 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　TheParking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper

　　BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninE1PasoTexasandwhenIwasfourmyfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.

　　Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeetmyparentsstressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershow 21weweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.They 22 uswiththeideasoffamilyfaithandlove.

　　Igotmyfirst 23 jobwhenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.He 24 spaceinalittleshoppingcenterandgavehisshoptheflowerynameofMr.Ben’sCoiffure.

　　Theowneroftheshoppingcenter 25 myDad’spaymentforcleaningtheparkinglotthree 26 aweekwhich 27gettingupat3a.m.MomandIhelped 28

　　dustbinandpickuprubbishbyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I 29 sleepinthecaronthewayhome.

　　IdidthisfortwoyearsbutthelessonsIlearnedhave 30 alifetime.Iobtaineddiscipline（自律）andtheimportanceofworkandlearnedata(n) 31 agetheimportanceofbalancinglife’scompetinginterests——inmy 32 schoolhomeworkandajob.This

　　33 helpedduringmyschoolyearswhenIworked40hoursatafast-foodrestaurantwhiletakingafull 34 ofcollegepreparationcourses.

　　Thehardwork 35 off.IattendedtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentonto 36

　　graduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard. 37 IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly（州议会）.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedoneIhave 38 forgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisvalueinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingto 39 forthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatis 40 weshouldhonor.

　　21.A.importantB.different C.competitive D.fortunate

　　22.A.mixed B.filled C.piled D.left

　　23.A.true B.new C.real D.good

　　24.A.hired B.bought C.cleaned D.created

　　25.A.reduced B.afforded C.collected D.charged

　　26.A.mornings B.evenings