I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was a kid, when I   21   becoming a doctor.

   My mother was a   22   . Through her work, she observed that   23   people spent a lot more time   24   than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two or three   25   TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and   26   written book report to her. She would mark them up with check marks and   27   the important parts. Years later we realized it was a   28   to see her marks on our written book reports. Mother was actually illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money,   29   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   30  . I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t   31  . I was cool.

   One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I   32   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I   33   this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With

  34   left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very   35   with that arrangement. But once I got through   36   money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n)   37   over our heads and any kind of food on the table. I was also   38   that immediate satisfaction didn’t get me anywhere. Success   39   intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became a A-student again, and   40   I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

21.   A. contributed to          B. apply to                    C. dreamed of               D. approved of

22.   A. maidservant              B. teacher                     C. doctor                      D. nurse

23.   A. honest                      B. successful                C. ambitious                 D. careful

24.   A. writing                     B. reading                     C. working                   D. teaching

25.   A. familiar                    B. creative                    C. designed                  D. selected

26.   A. hand in                     B. take in                      C. bring in                    D. check in

27.   A. point                        B. underline                  C. ignore                      D. drop

28.   A. wealth                      B. trick                      C. pleasure                   D. harvest

29.   A. between                   B. under                       C. within                      D. below

30.   A. the last                     B. a minute                   C. long                         D. anything

31. A. know                       B. care                         C. admit                       D. realize

32. A. announced                B. claimed                    C. complained               D. blamed

33. A. borrow                    B. make                        C. control                            D. collect

34. A. something                B. everything                C. anything                   D. nothing

35.   A. encouraged               B. puzzled                    C. moved                            D. pleased

36.   A. adding                      B. applying                   C. dividing                    D. exchanging

37.   A. windows                  B. wall                   C. house                    D. roof

38.   A. aware                      B. worried                    C. confused                 D. delighted

39.   A. included                  B. required                   C. combined                 D. matched

40.   A. actually                   B. shortly                   C. fortunately               D. finally

 

I believe in my mother．My belief began when I was just a kid, when I 36 becoming a doctor.

My mother was a 37 ．Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time 39 than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 40 TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 41 written book reports to her．She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 42 parts．Years later we realized her marks were a 43 ．Although we had no money, 44 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 45 ．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 46 ．I was cool.

One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 47 about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 48 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 49 left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 50 with that arrangement．But once I got through 51 money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a（n） 52 over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 53 that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success 54 intellectual（知识上的） preparation．I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 55 I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

A．got away with B．was confident of C．dreamed of D．thought of

A．maidservant B．teacher          C．worker         D．nurse

A．honest         B．successful        C．kind            D．careful

A．writing        B．reading          C．working        D．training

A．familiar        B．limit            C．designed        D．selected

A．turn in         B．take in          C．bring in        D．check in

A．difficult       B．easy            C．opposite        D．important

A．wealth         B．quiz            C．pleasure        D．competition

A．between       B．under           C．within          D．below

A．the last        B．a minute         C．long            D．anything

A．know          B．care            C．admit           D．realize

A．announced    B．claimed         C．complained     D．blamed

A．borrow        B．make           C．control         D．collect

A．something     B．anything         C．everything       D．nothing

A．encouraged   B．puzzled         C．moved          D．pleased

A．adding         B．applying        C．dividing        D．exchanging

A．balance        B．arrangement    C．hat             D．roof

A．aware        B．worried         C．confused        D．delighted

A．included       B．required        C．combined        D．matched

A．actually        B．shortly         C．fortunately      D．finally

 

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

My mother was a 2．Through her work, she observed that 3people spent a lot more time 4than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 5TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 6written book reports to her．She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 7parts．Years later we realized her marks were a 8．My mother was illiterate（文盲）．Although we had no money, 9the 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 12about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 13this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 14left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 15with that arrangement．But once I got through 16money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a（n） 17over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 18that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success 19intellectual（知识上的） preparation．I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 20I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

1.A．contributed to          B．was sure of         C．dreamed of         D．thought of

2.A．maidservant            B．teacher               C．worker               D．nurse

3.A．honest                    B．successful          C．kind                   D．careful

4.A．writing                   B．reading               C．working             D．training

5.A．familiar                   B．dull                    C．designed             D．selected

6.A．turn in                    B．take in                C．bring in              D．check in

7.A．difficult                  B．easy                   C．opposite              D．important

8.A．wealth                    B．quiz                    C．pleasure              D．competition

9.A．between                  B．under                 C．within                D．below

10.A．the last                  B．a minute             C．long                   D．anything

11.A．know                    B．care                   C．admit                 D．realize

12.A．announced            B．claimed               C．complained         D．blamed

13.A．borrow                 B．make                  C．control               D．collect

14.A．something             B．everything           C．anything             D．nothing

15.A．encouraged           B．puzzled               C．moved                D．pleased

16.A．adding                  B．applying              C．dividing              D．exchanging

17.A．balance                 B．arrangement        C．hat                     D．roof

18.A．aware                   B．worried              C．confused            D．delighted

19.A．included                B．required              C．combined           D．matched

20.A．actually                 B．shortly                C．fortunately          D．finally