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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  21 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is  22 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no  23 than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly  24 , and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and  25 , “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all,  26 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(釋放的途徑)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n)   27 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my  28 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She   29  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  30 and my brothers and I could be better educated.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand  31 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I  32 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her  33 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of  34 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the  35 beneficiary (受益者). My father became the  36 man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power  37 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is  38 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never  39 .
You can communicate that power to  40 who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
小題1:.
.
A.rushedB.sentC.carriedD.introduced
小題2:.
A.distinguishedB.favoredC.mistakenD.rewarded
小題3:.
.
A.soonerB.laterC.longerD.earlier
小題4:.
A.backwardB.forwardC.upwardD.downward
小題5:.
.
A.talkedB.repliedC.criedD.a(chǎn)nswered
小題6:.
.
A.butB.soC.a(chǎn)ndD.or
小題7:.
.
A.a(chǎn)greementB.friendshipC.gapD.relationship
小題8:.
A.opinionB.image C.expectationD.mind
小題9:.
A.beggedB.persuadedC.orderedD.invited
小題10:.
.
A.successfulB.meaningfulC.helpfulD.useful
小題11:.
.
A.cameraB.radioC.bicycleD.typewriter
小題12:.
A.consideredB.suspectedC.ignoredD.a(chǎn)ppreciated
小題13:.
.
A.beliefB.requestC.criticismD.description
小題14:.
.
A.teachingB.writingC.studyingD.reading
小題15:.
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A.nextB.sameC.onlyD.real
小題16:.
.
A.cleverestB.wealthiestC.strongestD.healthiest
小題17:.
.
A.enthusiasmB.sympathyC.fortuneD.confidence
小題18:.
.
A.deliberatelyB.happilyC.traditionallyD.constantly
小題19:.
.
A.winB.matchC.reachD.doubt
小題20:.
.
A.everyoneB.someoneC.a(chǎn)nyoneD.nobody

小題1:.D     
小題1:.A
小題1:.B
小題1:.C
小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.B
小題1:.D
小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.D
小題1:.D
小題1:.A
小題1:.B
小題1:.C
小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.D
小題1:.B
小題1:.C
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B.To give details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.
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D.To show us causes of the mental problems among students.
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A.one­-child policy
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