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