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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother． I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father__1__me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___2  for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___3  than tomorrow morning．” My stepmother walked over to me, ___4  my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___5  ．This is not the worst boy at all, ___6   the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm．” That statement began a（n） ___7   between us．No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___8   as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that． She changed many things．She ___9   my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___10   and my brother and I could be better___11   ． When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___12   and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I___13 it had already improved our lives．I accepted her ___14  and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of___15   that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later．I wasn’t the ___16   beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the ___17  man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president． What power __18  has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___19  strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___20   ． You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm． 1．A．rushed                     B．sent                    C．carried        D．introduced 2．A．distinguished      B．favored               C．mistaken     D．rewarded 3．A．sooner                       B．later                    C．longer         D．earlier 4．A．dragged                     B．shook                 C．raised          D．bent 5．A．perfect                      B．right                   C．wrong         D．impolite 6．A．but                         B．so                       C．and             D．or 7．A．agreement                  B．friendship            C．gap             D．relationship 8．A．opinion                      B．image                  C．expectation   D．mind 9．A．begged                      B．persuaded            C．ordered      D．invited 10．A．successful               B．meaningful          C．helpful        D．useful 11．A．treated                     B．entertained           C．educated     D．respected 12．A．camera                    B．radio                   C．bicycle        D．typewriter 13．A．considered               B．suspected            C．ignored      D．appreciated 14．A．belief                       B．request                C．criticism       D．description 15．A．teaching                  B．writing                C．studying       D．reading 16．A．next                         B．same                   C．only            D．real 17．A．cleverest                  B．wealthiest            C．strongest     D．healthiest 18．A．enthusiasm              B．sympathy            C．fortune        D．confidence 19．A．deliberately              B．happily                C．traditionally   D．constantly 20．A．win                         B．match                 C．reach            D．doubt 答案： 1-5 DABCC    11-15 ABDBA     11-15 CDD AB      16-20 CBADB

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