第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were     21    to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “   22    hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a    23  word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always    24    me to go to college. However, when I     25    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    26    stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.     27    , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently     28     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the     29    a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a     30    I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     31     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     32    of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     33    to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     34   . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful    35     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we    36   to work through those issues. They never    37   loving in me or believing in me.
I    38   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and       39    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always          40    for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.
21. A. brought                     B. introduced         C. raised                       D. produced
22. A. Educate                     B. Work                C. Train                       D. Practise
23. A. helpful              B. harmful             C. stressful                   D. meaningful
24. A. reminded            B. expected          C. supposed                  D. designed
25. A. hesitated             B. judged                     C. fixed                        D. decided
26. A. never                  B. ever                  C. seldom                     D. hardly
27. A. Carefully            B. Hopefully          C. Thankfully               D. Delightfully
28. A. serve                  B. attend               C. admit                       D. join
29. A. fortune               B. planet               C. universe                   D. world
30. A. grade                  B. problem            C. failure                      D. value
31. A. whenever            B. wherever           C. whichever                D. however
32. A. modest               B. proud                  C. ashamed                   D. nervous
33. A. annoyed                 B. praised              C. relaxed                     D. blessed
34. A. lessons                B. problems           C. moments                  D. experiences
35. A. teachers                     B. directors            C. couples                    D. parents
36. A. managed             B. attempted          C. succeeded                 D. conducted
37. A. concluded           B. began                C. prevented                 D. stopped
38. A. pay                    B. owe                C. own                         D. spend
39. A. agreement           B. excitement         C. encouragement         D. statement
40. A. fight                   B. look                  C. defend                            D. protect