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Dad was always full of advice. One of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong _____ ethic(道德规范). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (割草) yards during the summer to _____ pocket money.

Every time we went to work, Dad was there to watch. I used to wonder _____ he came with us. He stood watching us work in the _____ weather when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning.

One day we were _____ our neighbor's yard. She always waited until the grass was knee－high to call us over. That afternoon, I was finishing up and was _____. I was just about to _____ the mower when I saw Dad pointing to some grass. I thought about how little I was getting paid for cutting grass so _____ that it almost broke the mower. I _____ him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “You missed a piece. ”

I frowned, hoping he would go home. He kept ______. So worn out and discouraged, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn't ______ anyone. Why won't he just let it go?”

Other neighbors ______ the good work we did and we soon got more ______. We started out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.

The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: Be professional. If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your ______. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to ______. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.