The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid.I __2__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required 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 or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.
小题1: | A.belief | B.work | C.education | D.promise |
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小题2: | A.majored in | B.got used to | C.dreamed of | D.got tired of |
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小题3: | A.lazy | B.easy-going | C.successful | D.reliable |
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小题5: | A.could only | B.could not | C.must not | D.should often |
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小题6: | A.read | B.present | C.teach | D.explain |
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小题7: | A.joke | B.means | C.tool | D.trick |
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小题8: | A.A-student | B.B-student | C.C-student | D.D-student |
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小题9: | A.get along | B.hang out | C.break away | D.keep in touch |
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小题10: | A.making | B.stopping | C.working | D.getting |
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小题11: | A.your brother | B.yourself | C.your sister | D.the family |
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小题12: | A.left over | B.paid off | C.used up | D.carried out |
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小题13: | A.angry | B.pleased | C.disappointed | D.bored |
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小题14: | A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
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小题16: | A.let alone | B.let out | C.let in | D.leave alone |
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小题17: | A.guys | B.mother | C.studies | D.play |
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小题18: | A.made | B.fulfilled | C.changed | D.tried |
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小题19: | A.little | B.much | C.few | D.high |
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小题20: | A.more interesting | B.less important | C.more important | D.less interesting |
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