填空题

When I was about 11, I inherited my older brother’s paper route. It was a good job,
though it means waking up at the crack of dawn and hopping on my bike in Rockford, to (1) ______.
deliver papers. Punctuality was critic. People expected the paper on their front porch by 6 (2) ______.
a.m. If I ran late, they would be standing in their doorways and I would infinitely hear about (3) ______.
it. On the other hand, doing the job professionally often resulted in much-appreciated tips.
Ever since then, I have tried to do as professional a job as possible -- whether it be (4) ______.
bagging groceries, painting houses or tarring roofs. Acting is not different. I believe if you
work hard and behave like a pro, it will pay back, and you will be offered more and better (5) ______.
roles. This means giving your all. If a scene requires another character to react to jumping (6) ______.
into the water, I will jump in as many times as it takes to help him and the director get the
shot. Several years ago, while filmed a movie in the mountains of Brazil, my fellow actors (7) ______.
and i all pitched in to help the screw move heavy equipment through rugged jungle. Acting (8) ______.
is a job like any other, and you can’t let it go to your head. The thing that made a difference (9) ______.
delivering papers -- being thorough, punctual, doing your best -- also count on the
movie set. And I still have to be woken up at the crack of dawn. (10) ______.