I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents the necessities of life they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school. When I from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the of the company. I went to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I with the family members of the men and women in my , trying to help them deal with the long periods of . These proved popular and word of them spread. I was being asked to give encouraging to business groups, educators and kids across the country. But I consider the boot camp my first real , and my life is still guided by the lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to it. 小题1: A.provided B.got C.made D.bought 小题2: A.while B.but C.so D.or 小题3: A.about B.with C.for D.of 小题4: A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself 小题5: A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford 小题6: A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated 小题7: A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports 小题8: A.included B.asked C.required D.met 小题9: A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work 小题10: A.good B.boss C.rest D.right 小题11: A.out B.on C.away D.off 小题12: A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did 小题13: A.ended B.began C.continued D.held 小题14: A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice 小题15: A.lessons B.meetings C.training D.separation 小题16: A.Long before B.Before long C.As usual D.Once again 小题17: A.performances B.descriptions C.speeches D.gifts 小题18: A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel 小题19: A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult 小题20: A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match