Peterahighschoolstudentwasprettybusywithschoolandhewasonthesoccerteam.Highschoolwashardbecauseeveryonewantedtohaveniceclotheshangoutdrivecarsandallthesecostmoney.Peter’sfatherwasthesortofgu

Peterahighschoolstudentwasprettybusywithschoolandhewasonthesoccerteam.Highschoolwashardbecauseeveryonewantedtohaveniceclotheshangoutdrivecarsandallthesecostmoney.Peter’sfatherwasthesortofguythatbelievedyouhadtoearnwhateveryougotsohewasn’tjustabouttohandoverlotsofmoneyforPetertousetohavefun.Sohehadtogetajob.

Duringhisfreshmanyearsummervacationhisclassmategothimajobworkingonahay(干草)farm.Hethrewhayupintowagonsasthetractordrovearoundfieldsandthentheystacked(剁起)itinthehotbarn.Itwasahotlow-payingjob.

Heonceworkedafewnightsaweekatagrocerystore.Heputthingsontheshelf.Itwasalotofliftingandcarryingandhisarmswerestrongfromthisandthepreviousjob.Itwasdullanddidn’tpaymuch.

Hetooksometimeoffwhensoccergotseriousbutthefollowingsummerhetriedworkingatalumberyard.Itwashotoutsidebuthegotalotofexerciseliftingandcarryingthingslikeboardsanddrywall.Healsolearnedalotaboutbuildingsupplies.Itstilldidn’tpaywell.

Fromtherehespentayeardoingsometutoringforafriendofthefamilybutthatwaspiecemeal.Hisfirstrealjobcamethelastyearatschoolwhenhefixedregistersandworkedoncomputersatabigboxstore.Itwashisfavoritejobyetbutitstilldidn’tpaywell.

WhatPeterrealizedwithallofthesejobswasthatheneededabetterpayingjob!Theonlywaytogetthatwastogettrainedoreducated.Hecouldgotoschoolandgeta2-yeardegreeinanofficeortechnicalposition.Hisotherchoicesweregoingtoa4-yearcollegeorjoiningthearmy.Hewasn’tsurewhathewasgoingtodoyetbutheknewhehadtodosomething.Jobswerealotofworkandmoneywashardtoearnbuthelikedstayingbusyandbeingabletobuythings.Peterwantedthemostoutoflifeandthatmeanteducation.

26.WhyPetertookhisjobsoearly?

A.Becausehisfatherdidn’tlikehim

B.BecausePeter’sfamilycouldn’taffordhiseducation.

C.BecausePeter’sfatherthoughtPetershouldbeself-reliant.

D.BecausePeterlikeddoingallkindsofjobs.

27.AllthejobsPeterhadtakenhadonethingincommon:　.

A.Peterneededhardlabor

B.Petergottiredofthematlast.

C.Peterdidn’tge