I am my mother's third child. When I was born, nurses took me from the room before she could see me. Her doctor gently explained that my left arm was　 41　 , below the elbow (肘部). Then he gave her some　 42 　 : "You'd better not treat her any　 43 　 from the other girls. Demand more." And she　 44 　 !

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to　 45　 our family. There were five of us girls in our family and we all had to　 46 　 . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the　 47 　 , whining(发牢骚), "Mom, I can't peel potatoes. I only have one hand."

Mom never looked up from sewing. "You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," she told me. " And don't ever use that as a(n)　 48　 for anything again!"

Of course I could peel potatoes-with my good hand, while holding them down with my　 49 　 arm. There was always a　　50　 , and Mom knew it. She'd say, "If you try hard　　51 　 , you can do anything."

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod (杆) to the next. When it was my turn, I　 52 　 my head. Some kids behind me　 53 　 . I went home crying.

When she got off work the next afternoon, she　　54 　 me back to school. On the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

"Now,　 55　 up with your right arm," she advised. She stood by　 56 　 I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook (钩住) the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she　 57 　 me for every rung (梯级) I reached.

I'll never forget the next time my class lined up at the monkey bars. Crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who'd　　58　 me. Now they were standing with their mouth open.

It was that way with everything:　　59 　 doing things for me, or excusing me, my mother insisted I find a way to do them myself. Sometimes, when I　 60 　 I can't handle things, I see her smile again. She had the heart to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.

41. A. missing B. broken C. diseased D. short

42. A. warning B. medicine C. help D. advice

43. A. badly B. differently C. better D. worse

44. A. did B. refused C. cried D. was

45. A. care B. helped C. support D. feed

46. A. pay attention B. work out C. carry out D. help out

47. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. house D. school

48. A. excuse B. change C. idea D. tool

49. A. lost B. other C. next D. longer

50. A. chance B. way C. time D. success

51. A. enough B. too C. again D. more

52. A. put B. covered C. shook D. turned

53. A. cheered B. whispered C. joked D. laughed

54. A. drove B. took C. sent D. carried

55. A. pull B. jump C. stand D. rise

56. A. before B. as C. after D. until

57. A. helped B. reminded C. praised D. protected

58. A. encouraged B. practiced

C. played tricks on D. made fun of

59. A. instead of B. ordered C. taught D. forced

60. A. wondered B. feared C. found D. knew

The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he's been gone for 17 years, his 　 36　 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own 　37　 in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 　38 .

One incident is 　 39　 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 　 40　 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he'd done with so many people, he'd given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor　　 41　 , the guy didn't deliver.

Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was "Live and let live. " In this case, however, his calmness 　 42　 Terre and me, and we let him know it.

"How can you be nice to that man?" we said to him. "You've been so kind to him, 　 43　 he's not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?"

My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, "I do not bend my back with 　 44　 . "

I didn't 　45　 it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 　 46　 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesn't 　 47　 the person you're angry with, but it changes you. It makes you 　 48　 and gives you more weight to drag around.

After my father died in 1991, a（n）　 49　 came from a fellow I'd had a quarrel with years before to 　 50　 his sympathy. He wrote: "I thought I'd tell you how sorry I am 　 51　 the loss of your father. I know he 　 52　 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. "

Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 　 53　 . And then, because he'd 　 54　 our disagreement, I recalled Dad's 　 55　 words. "I am my father's daughter," I wrote. "And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”

36. A. lectures　 　 B. suggestions　　　　 C. lessons　 　　　　　D. pictures

37. A. engine　 　 　 B. race　 　　　 C. route　 　 　 D. car

38. A. forgive　 　 　 B. persuade　 　　　 C. forget　 　 　 D. excuse

39. A. vital　 　　　 B. obvious　 　　　　 C. visual　 　 　 D. vivid

40. A. sister’s　 　 　 B. mine　 　　　　　　 C. father's　 　 D. mother’s

41. A. in return　 　 B. in turn　 　　　　　　 C. by return 　　 D. by turn

42. A. relaxed 　　 　 B. moved　 　　　　 C. interrupted　 D. bothered

43. A. and　 　　　 B. nevertheless　 　 C. still　 　　 　　 D. so

44. A. anger　 　　 　 B. disappointment　 C. worry　 　　　D. yesterday

45. A. make　 　　 　 B. get　 　　　　 　　 C. work　 　　　 D. hear

46. A. reason　 　 　 B. word　 　　　　　　 C. philosophy　 　 　 D. sentence

47. A. change　 　 　 B. hurt　 　　　 　　C. upset　 　 　　 D. disturb

48. A. stronger　 　　 B. weaker　 　　 C. rougher　 　 　　D. heavier

49. A. news　 　　　　　 B. letter　 　　 　　　 C. message　 　　D. information

50. A. explain　 　　　　　 B. express 　 　　　C. produce　 　 　　D. present

51. A. in　　　 　　　　　 B. with 　　　 　　　　　　C. about　 　　　　D. at

52. A. showed　 　　　　 B. represented　 　　C. equaled　 　　　　D. meant

53. A. kindness　 　　 B. sympathy　 　　 　　 C. understanding　　 D. consideration

54. A. referred　 　　　　 B. mentioned　 　 　　 C. reminded　 　 　　D. retold

55. A. well-known　 　 B. instructive　 　　C. inspiring　 　　 　　D. forgiving

—Do you remember　　 be came?

—Yes，I do．He came by car．

　 A．how　　　　 B．when　　　 C．that　　　　 D．if