12.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(11)Cme to her with these words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is(12)Bfor being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no (13)Athan tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me,(14)Dmy head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,"You are (15)B.This is not the worst boy at all,(16)Bthe smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) (17)Cbetween us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my (18)Das a bad boy.My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She (19)Cmy 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 (20)Band my brother and I could be better(21)D.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand(22)Aand told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her enthusiasm,I(23)Bit and I saw it had already improved our lives.I accepted her(24)Band began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of(25)Cthat great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later.I wasn't the (26)Dbeneficiary (受益者).My father became the(27)Cman in town.My brother and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power(28)Bhas!When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is(29)Astrengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never (30)C.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia.My father(11)Cme to her with these words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is(12)Bfor being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no (13)Athan tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me,(14)Dmy head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,"You are (15)B.This is not the worst boy at all,(16)Bthe smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) (17)Cbetween us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my (18)Das a bad boy.My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She (19)Cmy 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 (20)Band my brother and I could be better(21)D.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand(22)Aand told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her enthusiasm,I(23)Bit and I saw it had already improved our lives.I accepted her(24)Band began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of(25)Cthat great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later.I wasn't the (26)Dbeneficiary (受益者).My father became the(27)Cman in town.My brother and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power(28)Bhas!When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is(29)Astrengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never (30)C.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
11.A.rushed | B.sent | C.introduced | D.carried |
12.A.encouraged | B.well-known | C.mistaken | D.rewarded |
13.A.later | B.sooner | C.longer | D.earlier |
14.A.dragged | B.shook | C.bent | D.raised |
15.A.right | B.wrong | C.perfect | D.impolite |
16.A.so | B.but | C.and | D.or |
17.A.gap | B.agreement | C.friendship | D.relationship |
18.A.expectation | B.opinion | C.image | D.mind |
19.A.begged | B.ordered | C.persuaded | D.invited |
20.A.meaningful | B.successful | C.helpful | D.useful |
21.A.treated | B.entertained | C.respected | D.educated |
22.A.typewriter | B.radio | C.bicycle | D.camera |
23.A.considered | B.appreciated | C.ignored | D.doubted |
24.A.request | B.belief | C.optimism | D.description |
25.A.teaching | B.studying | C.writing | D.reading |
26.A.next | B.same | C.real | D.only |
27.A.cleverest | B.strongest | C.wealthiest | D.healthiest |
28.A.confidence | B.enthusiasm | C.sympathy | D.fortune |
29.A.constantly | B.definitely | C.happily | D.traditionally |
30.A.win | B.reach | C.match | D.count. |
11.There was a woman in Detroit,who has two sons.She was worried(41)A them,especially the younger one,Ben,(42)A he was not doing well in school,Boys in his class (43)D fun of him because he seemed so (44)C.
The mother (45)B that she would,herself,have to get her sons to do better in school.She(46)Cthem to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a(47)C a week and do a report about it for her.
One day,in Ben's (48)A,the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it.Ben (49)D up his hand and the teacher let him (50)D."Why did Ben raise his hand?"they wondered.He (51)D said anything; what could he possibly want to say?Well,Ben not only (52)Cthe rock; he said a lot about it.He named other rocks in its group and even knew (53)C the teacher had found it.The teacher and the students were (54)B.Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book(55)D.
Ben later went on to the(56)A of his class.When he finished high school,he went to Yale University (57)B at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up,he (58)A something about his mother that he did not know as a(59)B.She,herself,had never learned how to(60)A.
The mother (45)B that she would,herself,have to get her sons to do better in school.She(46)Cthem to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a(47)C a week and do a report about it for her.
One day,in Ben's (48)A,the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it.Ben (49)D up his hand and the teacher let him (50)D."Why did Ben raise his hand?"they wondered.He (51)D said anything; what could he possibly want to say?Well,Ben not only (52)Cthe rock; he said a lot about it.He named other rocks in its group and even knew (53)C the teacher had found it.The teacher and the students were (54)B.Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book(55)D.
Ben later went on to the(56)A of his class.When he finished high school,he went to Yale University (57)B at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up,he (58)A something about his mother that he did not know as a(59)B.She,herself,had never learned how to(60)A.
41.A.about | B.on | C.with | D.over |
42.A.because | B.so | C.but | D.though |
43.A.played | B.got | C.took | D.made |
44.A.clever | B.hard | C.slow | D.quick |
45.A.asked | B.decided | C.forgot | D.heard |
46.A.made | B.let | C.told | D.considered |
47.A.notice | B.message | C.book | D.question |
48.A.class | B.room | C.office | D.lab |
49.A.looked | B.gave | C.took | D.put |
50.A.think | B.leave | C.stand | D.speak |
51.A.always | B.even | C.quickly | D.never |
52.A.found | B.played | C.knew | D.threw |
53.A.whether | B.when | C.where | D.why |
54.A.afraid | B.surprised | C.worried | D.unhappy |
55.A.pictures | B.exercises | C.shops | D.reports |
56.A.top | B.end | C.back | D.side |
57.A.so | B.and | C.or | D.however |
58.A.learnt | B.remembered | C.understood | D.guessed |
59.A.doctor | B.child | C.student | D.teacher |
60.A.read | B.work | C.teach | D.show. |
4.We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives.Life(41)A to be full of problems for them.I would like to think such a life is (42)C unusual.If there were no problems in your job,then your(43)B would hire a much less capable(有能力的) person than you to do the things that don't(44)D much thought.In the business world,those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most(45)B to the employer.
Many times the problems or challenges we face(46)C us to grow and become more capable.The runner who(47)A for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal (48)D.The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to(49)D the speed and endurance(忍耐力) needed to win the medal.
The (50) B thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he(51)C both hands in the ring.But at that time his manager felt that he could(52)A again punch(重击) hard enough to be the heavyweight champion.Instead,Tunney(53)C that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer,not a slugger(重击拳手).(54)B historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought.They(55)D will tell you that as a puncher,he would not have had a chance(56)A Jack Dempsey,who was considered by many to be the hardes(57) C in heavyweight history.Tunney would never have been champion(58)B he had not had the problem of his broken hands.
The(59)D time you meet with a difficult climb,obstacle(障碍) or problem,you should(60) A and say,"here's my chance to grow."
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Many times the problems or challenges we face(46)C us to grow and become more capable.The runner who(47)A for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal (48)D.The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to(49)D the speed and endurance(忍耐力) needed to win the medal.
The (50) B thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he(51)C both hands in the ring.But at that time his manager felt that he could(52)A again punch(重击) hard enough to be the heavyweight champion.Instead,Tunney(53)C that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer,not a slugger(重击拳手).(54)B historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought.They(55)D will tell you that as a puncher,he would not have had a chance(56)A Jack Dempsey,who was considered by many to be the hardes(57) C in heavyweight history.Tunney would never have been champion(58)B he had not had the problem of his broken hands.
The(59)D time you meet with a difficult climb,obstacle(障碍) or problem,you should(60) A and say,"here's my chance to grow."
41.A.seems | B.pretends | C.agrees | D.hopes |
42.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
43.A.teacher | B.employer | C.father | D.doctor |
44.A.give | B.receive | C.offer | D.need |
45.A.famous | B.valuable | C.strange | D.difficult |
46.A.ask | B.warn | C.force | D.order |
47.A.trains | B.leaves | C.looks | D.waits |
48.A.in all | B.after all | C.above all | D.at all |
49.A.beat | B.stop | C.lose | D.develop |
50.A.worst | B.best | C.easiest | D.fastest |
51.A.held | B.raised | C.broke | D.touched |
52.A.never | B.always | C.often | D.even |
53.A.promised | B.explained | C.decided | D.answered |
54.A.Swimming | B.Boxing | C.Running | D.Skating |
55.A.still | B.already | C.hardly | D.also |
56.A.against | B.for | C.on | D.with |
57.A.worker | B.student | C.hitter | D.trainer |
58.A.unless | B.if | C.because | D.so |
59.A.first | B.other | C.last | D.next |
60.A.smile | B.stand | C.change | D.speak. |