Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know you have a lot of _
in your lives right now that can make it hard to
on your schoolwork.
I get it. I know what it’s like. My father
my family when I was two years old ,and I was
by a single mom who had to work and who struggled
to pay the hills and wasn't always
to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I
having a father in my life. There were times when I was
and I felt like I didn't fit in.
So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm not
of, and I got in more trouble than I should .And my life could have
taken a turn for the worse.
But I was
，I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my
.
Some of you might not have those
. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the
that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to
the daily expenses. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are
you to do things that you know aren't right.
But at the end of the day,
the circumstances of your life are,
of those is an excuse for ignoring your homework or having a bad
in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your
, or dropping out of school. There's no excuse for not trying.
| 小题1: | | A．changes | B．challenges | C．attractions | D．activities |
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| 小题2: | | A．concentrate | B．depend | C．reflect | D．comment |
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| 小题3: | | A．supported | B．hated | C．loved | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．raised | B．adopted | C．taught | D．comforted |
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| 小题5: | | A．on time | B．in time | C．at times | D．behind time |
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| 小题6: | | A．able | B．glad | C．generous | D．ready |
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| 小题7: | | A．enjoyed | B．missed | C．considered | D．regretted |
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| 小题8: | | A．lonely | B．guilty | C．clumsy | D．silly |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．sure | C．proud | D．aware |
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| 小题10: | | A．simply | B．truly | C．actually | D．easily |
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| 小题11: | | A．independent | B．lucky | C．brilliant | D．honest |
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| 小题12: | | A．steps | B．fortunes | C．instructions | D．dreams |
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| 小题13: | | A．moods | B．feelings | C．advantages | D．difficulties |
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| 小题14: | | A．right | B．support | C．energy | D．freedom |
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| 小题15: | | A．sure | B．avoid | C．cover | D．have |
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| 小题16: | | A．permitting | B．forcing | C．inspiring | D．reminding |
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| 小题17: | | A．whichever | B．however | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题18: | | A．none | B．any | C．neither | D．either |
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| 小题19: | | A．impression | B．experience | C．memory | D．attitude |
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| 小题20: | | A．parent | B．classmate | C．friend | D．teacher |
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