The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 41 began when I was just a kid. I 42 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that 43 people spent a lot more time reading than they 44 watching television. She announced that my brother and I
45 watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then 46 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 47 . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).
When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I 48 the fashionable clothes. I wanted to 49 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 50 at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 51 food and pay the bills. With the money that is 52 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 53 with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was 54 left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to 55 a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. _56__ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my 57 and became an A-student again. Finally, I 58 my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 59 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more 60 than parenting.
A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
A.kept up with B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
A.cost B.paid C.took D.did
A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
A.read B.give C.hold D.explain
A.mystery B.risk C.fool D.trick
A.wanted B.attracted C.recognised D.accepted
A.get rid of B.hang out with C.test on D.keep in touch with
A.serving B.looking C.working D.getting
A.your brother B.yourself C.me D.the family
A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.buy B.operate C.keep D.send
A.Success B.Failure C.Faith D.Comfort
A.guys B.mother C.studies D.clothes
A.made B.realised C.changed D.tried
A.little B.much C.some D.high
A.interesting B.gentle D.bitter