The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 1    began when I was just a kid. I 2    becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic. Through her work,she observed that 3    people spent a lot more time reading than they 4    watching television. She announced that my brother and I 5    watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time,we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 6    her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 7    . My mother was illiterate.

When I entered high school I was a( n) 8   ,but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I

wanted to 9    the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 10    her various 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 from scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms,and you can buy 11   food and pay the bills. With everything

12    ,you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very 13    with that arrangement but once I got through allocating the money,there was 14    left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 15    our heads and any kind of food on the table, 16    buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 17    and became an A-student again,and eventually I 18     my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother' s story―a woman with 19    formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job

20    than parenting. This I believe.

(   ) 1. A. belief    B. work    C. education    D. promise

(   ) 2. A. majored in    B. got used to    C. dreamed of    D. got tired of

(   ) 3. A. lazy    B. easy-going    C. successful    D. reliable

(   ) 4. A. made    B. paid    C. took    D. did

(   ) 5. A. could only    B. could not    C. must not    D. should often

(   ) 6. A. read to    B. present to    C. teach    D. explain to

(   ) 7. A. joke    B. means    C. tool    D. trick

(   ) 8. A. A-student    B. B-student    C. C-student    D. D-student

(   ) 9. A. get rid of    B. hang out with    C. break away from    D. keep in touch with

(   ) 10. A. making    B. stopping    C. working    D. getting

(   ) 11. A. your brother    B. yourself    C. your sister    D. the family

(   ) 12. A. left over    B. paid off    C. used up    D. carried out

(   ) 13. A. angry    B. pleased    C. disappointed    D. bored

(   ) 14. A. anything    B. everything    C. something    D.nothing

(   ) 15. A. put an idea into    B. give an impression on

    C. keep a roof over    D. have eyes in the back of

(   ) 16. A. let alone    B. let out    C. let in    D. leave alone

(   ) 17. A. guys    B. mother    C. studies    D. play

(   ) 18. A. made    B. fulfilled    C. changed    D. tried

(   ) 19. A. little    B. much    C. few    D. high

(   ) 20. A. more interesting    B. less important

    C. more important    D. less interesting

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