(2018·天津) My name is Damian Costa. I was born in a small village in Italy in 1952. I spent the first few
years of my life there before my family  36   to Perth, Australia.
We arrived in Australia in the summer of 1957. I went to  37  , and I had to attend special classes to learn English as all the lessons were taught in English.
We did not have much  38   , so we lived very simply. My parents worked as cleaners. They earned(挣钱)just enough for us to survive(维持生活)and   39   a little money. My father had always wanted to   40   a small restaurant. Finally,   41   ten years of hard work, in June 1967, he managed to save enough and opened our first pizzeria(比萨饼店).
   42   business was slow at first, it soon got better. I helped out at the pizzeria after school and at weekends. Just two years after we   43   , my father decided that we needed a full-time waiter. Then, he decided to  44  me the art of making wood-fired pizzas.
Today, we have three branches(分店), in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide. My children have  45  learned how to make pizzas and they quite enjoy it. I hope to pass on the business to them.
36. A. returned B. moved C. pointed D. connected
37. A. school B. hospital C. church D. business
38. A. paper B. illness C. health D. money
39. A. save B. borrow C. share D. choose
40. A. sell B. see C. open D. leave
41. A. before B. after C. during D. between
42. A. Because B. If C. Although D. Whether
43. A. played B. relaxed C. started D. stopped
44. A. like B. teach C. believe D. lend
45. A. perhaps B. never C. hardly D. also

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