As a boy I dreamed of flying airplanes. _____（21）I told Dad I wanted to be a pilot, he said, "You need to do your job well on the farm first, and _____（22）you may realize your dream." The farm was an everyday responsibility（职责）——that _____（23）Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o' clock to milk and _____（24）the cows. After the milk was bottled, my older brothers and I _____（25）it to people's homes. I was paid five cents a bottle. At that time I _____（26）that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities.When I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I _____（27）a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular _____（28）was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every _____（29）I got, I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I _____（30）$3,500 to buy my own _____（31）. He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.Twelve years later I was flying people around the world _____（32）a pilot of a big airline company. After ten years in the company I started my own _____（33）.Today I run a billion-dollar company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles（原则）that have _____（34）me. Hard work and determination do _____（35）dreams come true._____.
How to fill in (23)？
A、spent
B、meant
C、wasted
D、followed
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题考查动词词义的选择。该句要表达的意思是：我在农场的职责是每天劳作，这意味着连周六、周日和圣诞节也是如此。A花费，B意味着，C浪费，D跟随着。根据句意，显然B更符合题意。
