第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)
My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become  41  , that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my  42  to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came  43  to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way  44  kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor  45  with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to      46  .My writing was not at the  47  it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were  48  .
My mother  49  all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to  50  the situation early in my development. She did not want me to  51  .After a while,  52  did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day  53  me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn.  54  her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave  55  for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high  56  she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never  57  on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a  58   person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my  59    and attend college.
She used her gifts as a  60  to help a child - her child - and now I have the opportunity to become something.
41. A. everything   B. something  C. anything     D. nothing
42. A. mind    B. brain   C. feelings      D. work
43. A. smoothly     B. strongly     C. frequently  D. easily
44. A. average B. ordinary     C. normal       D. common
45. A. just      B. even   C. ever    D. only
46. A. hear     B. write   C. read    D. understand
47. A. level     B. length C. speed  D. degree
48. A. problems     B. excuses      C. worries      D. duties
49. A. suffered       B. observed    C. removed     D. experienced
50. A. study    B. find    C. change       D. keep
51. A. fight  B. strike  C. struggle      D. challenge
52. A. she       B. I  C. they    D. we
53. A. teaching       B. giving C. supporting  D. reminding
54. A. Without       B. Except       C. Besides      D. Beyond
55. A. information  B. advice C. promise      D. expectation
56. A. before  B. though       C. because      D. unless
57. A. set up   B. pushed up   C. gave up      D. looked up
58. A. rich      B. famous       C. successful   D. powerful
59. A. training       B. grades C. experiments       D. abilities
60. A. woman B. doctor C. sister   D. teacher