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.
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. |