The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who 1 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic(佣人). Through her work, she observed that2 people spent a lot more time reading than they 3 watching television. She announces that my brother and I 4watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our5time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and6 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 7. My mother was illiterate(文盲).
When I entered high school, I was a 8 student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to 9 other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I 10 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I 11 this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money 12, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 13 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配)money, there was14 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius(金融天才)to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy 15. I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me 16. Success requires 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 who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job 20 than parenting. This I believe.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      thought of
    2. B.
      got used to
    3. C.
      dreamed of
    4. D.
      got tired of
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      honest
    2. B.
      hardworking
    3. C.
      successful
    4. D.
      reliable
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      spent
    2. B.
      wasted
    3. C.
      took
    4. D.
      did
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      could only
    2. B.
      couldn’t
    3. C.
      must not
    4. D.
      should often
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      weekend
    2. B.
      free
    3. C.
      evening
    4. D.
      play
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      read
    2. B.
      present
    3. C.
      teach
    4. D.
      explain
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      joke
    2. B.
      means
    3. C.
      tool
    4. D.
      trick
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      top
    2. B.
      normal
    3. C.
      poor
    4. D.
      slow
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      get rid of
    2. B.
      hang out with
    3. C.
      break away from
    4. D.
      keep in touch with
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      complained
    2. B.
      forgot
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      argued
  11. 11.
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      have
    2. B.
      cost
    3. C.
      need
    4. D.
      make
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      left over
    2. B.
      paid off
    3. C.
      used up
    4. D.
      put away
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      tired
    2. B.
      pleased
    3. C.
      disappointed
    4. D.
      bored
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      anything
    2. B.
      everything
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      nothing
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      clothes
    2. B.
      shirts
    3. C.
      shoes
    4. D.
      skirts
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      anymore
    2. B.
      somewhere
    3. C.
      anywhere
    4. D.
      everywhere
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      guys
    2. B.
      mother
    3. C.
      studies
    4. D.
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  18. 18.
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      made
    2. B.
      realized
    3. C.
      changed
    4. D.
      remembered
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      little
    2. B.
      much
    3. C.
      low
    4. D.
      high
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      more interesting
    2. B.
      less interesting
    3. C.
      more important
    4. D.
      less portant

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