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　　Monty was the son of a horse trainer．When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a 　　1　　 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．

That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 　　2　　 a horse ranch(牧场)．He wrote about his dream in great detail and he 　　3　　 drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings．

　　He put a great deal of his 　　4　　 into the project and the next day he handed it in 　　5　　 his teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red F with a 　　6　　 that read, “See me after class．”

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “　　7　　 did I receive an F?”

　　The teacher said, “This is an 　　8　　 dream for a young boy like you．You come from a poor family．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of 　　9　　．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for other things．There is no 　　10　　 you could ever do it．” Then the teacher added, “　　11　　 you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade．”

　　The boy went home and thought about 　　12　　 long and hard．He asked his father what he should do．His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this．However, I think it is a very important 　　13　　 for you．”

　　Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 　　14　　 paper, making no changes at all．He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 　　15　　．”

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　　Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what made me move toward the success．That person was my stepmother．

　　I was nine years old when she entered our home in Virginia．My father 　　1　　 me to her with these words：“This is an 　　2　　 boy．He will probably throw rocks at you tomorrow morning．”

　　My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 　　3　　 slightly up and looked into my eyes．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 　　4　　．This is not a bad boy at all, 　　5　　 a smart one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”

　　That statement began a friendship between us．　　6　　 had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind with a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

　　She 　　7　　 many things．She persuaded my father to go to a dental(牙科)school, from which he graduated with honors．She 　　8　　 our home into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 　　9　　 and my brother and I could be better educated．

　　When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a 　　10　　．I thanked her for her enthusiasm and I began to write for local newspapers．I was keeping 　　11　　 and never gave up．Later, I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work．In fact, I wasn't the 　　12　　 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 　　13　　 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

　　What power 　　14　　 has! When that power is let out to support one's mind, it will become an irresistible(不可抗拒的)power．You can pass that power to anyone 　　15　　 needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

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