From my father I have learned a lot． And I'm very thankful to him． I remember when I was a child， my father always got up very early． He was afraid to wake up others， so he（1） 　 　put on his clothes and went off to work． To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8：30 he need to leave our apartment at 6：30． After all ，he had to take a bus and then the subway． The last（2） 　 　was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish． I learned： it is very important to work． No（3） 　 　．

When I was 12， I would， on some Saturdays， go to my father's store to（4） 　 　After helping set up the outside clothing display （陈列）， for the rest of the day， I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything． When I noticed someone looking（5） 　 　or strange， I would look the person in the eye， smile and say， "May I help you？" Usually that（6） 　 　but sometimes， someone would run off with something． The first time， I ran after the thief（7） 　 　my father shouted， "Martin， stop! There is no need to do that．" It's true that （8） ____ 　is more important than money．

After 10 years of hard work， he saved up enough money to buy his first car， a cheap one﹣he wouldn't buy one（9） 　 　he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money． I learned： buy only what you can afford． Buying（10） 　 　food and clothing won't make us go in debt （债务）． The unnecessary things won't give us happiness， which comes from achievement only．

（1）A． loudly	B． quietly	C． easily	D． suddenly
（2）A． vacation	B． location	C． direction	D． journey
（3）A． excuse	B． thought	C． agreement	D． situation
（4）A． sell out	B． help out	C． work out	D． set out
（5）A． unexpected	B． unusual	C． unlucky	D． unhappy
（6）A． got	B． failed	C． worked	D． took
（7）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（8）A． safety	B． silence	C． happiness	D． success
（9）A． if	B． until	C． when	D． because
（10）A． necessary	B． special	C． useless	D． expensive