After__7__,grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime.He walked to the chicken coop (鸡笼子),where he did his__8__.Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands,grandpa__9__a jar that held all the family’s savings.He offered the jar and its precious__10__to Dad,saying,“Here boy,go make something of yourself.”
Realizing that his family was__11__all their savings by investing in his education,Dad became a steward of those funds.He__12__his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma,where he graduated second in his__13__school class in 1936.Jobs were hard to__14__when Dad graduated,so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor.He worked long hours,but I remember him__15__the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.
Our family was changed by the long walk grandpa took to the chicken coop.Education is__16__an investment in our family.It is a treasure.I__17__my father to college and law school,and all of my children have also__18__higher education.We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two__19__ago by a loving,if not fully convinced,grandfather and a persistent grandmother and that has made all the__20__.1.A.beautiful B.devoted
C.lazy D.curious
2.A.so B.thus
C.otherwise D.however
3.A.tough B.great
C.peaceful D.competitive
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