1. (2016九上·庆元期中) 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。   
    When I was 18, my family left China. And a year later, we made our way to New York. Unluckily, my father （失败） to find a job, so I had to help support my family. I looked through the want ads every morning and later had an （面试） for a job at Waterbury Hospital Health Centre. There I was told my work would （包括） sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered my father's （建议）. "Be proud of what you do," my father said, "whether you're a （老板） or are sweeping floors."
    So even if my job was the lowest, I was （激动的） to do it. Each morning, I imagined all those （病人） not being able to eat if I wasn't there to clean the plates and bowls. Once breakfast was made, I cleaned  (厕所), swept floors and did some other dirty work. I wanted people to say "That young man sure does a nice job", （尽管） I was dead tired.
    Through eleven jobs I've ever held, my father's wise words have stayed with me. I've swept floors，and I've been the manager. I think Dad would be (自豪).