阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　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 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 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 is what I believe．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　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 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 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．

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　　I believe in my mother．My belief began when I was just a kid, when I 　　1　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a 　　2　　．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time 　　4　　 than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 　　5　　 TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 written book reports to her．She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 　　7　　 parts．Years later we realized her marks were a 　　8　　．My mother was illiterate(文盲)．Although we had no money, 　　9　　 the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody．

　　When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 　　10　　．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to hang about with the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn't 　　11　　．I was cool．

　　One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 　　12　　 about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said,“Okay, I'll give you the money I 　　13　　 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 　　14　　 left over, you can have all that you want．”I was very 　　15　　 with that arrangement．But once I got through 　　16　　 money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n)　　17　　 over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 　　18　　 that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success 　　19　　 intellectual(知识上的)preparation．I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 　　20　　 I realized my dream and I became a doctor．