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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 father1me
to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is2for
being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you
no3 than
tomorrow morning."
My
stepmother walked over to me, 4my head slightly upward, and looked me right
in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied," You are5This
is not the worst boy at all, 6the smartest one who hasn't yet found an
outlet(释放的途径)
for his enthusiasm."
That
statement began a(n)7between us. No one had ever called me smart.
My family and neighbors had built me up in my8as
a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She
changed many things. She9my 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 more10and my brother and I could be better11.
When
I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand12and
told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I13 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives.
I accepted her14 and
began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of15that
great day I went to interview Andrew Camegie and received the task which became
my life's work later. I wasn't the16beneficiary(受益者). My father became the17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became
a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What
power18has! When that power is released to support
the certainty of one's purpose and is19 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and
temporary defeat can never20.
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)D;(2)A;(3)B;(4)C;(5)C;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)B;(10)A;(11)C;(12)D;(13)D;(14)A;(15)B;(16)C;(17)B;(18)A;(19)D;(20)B;