The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My  36 began when I was just a kid. I   37  becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that  38 people spent a lot more time reading than they  39   watching television. She announced that my brother and I  40 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 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a  42 . My mother was Illiterate(不識(shí)字的，文盲的)。

When I entered high school I was a(n) 43  , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes.  I wanted to  44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from  45  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  46 food and pay the bills. With everything  47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very  48  with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was  49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to  50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51  buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my  52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I  53 my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with  54  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  55 than parenting.（養(yǎng)育） This I believe.

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

My workplace, as do many others in our town, supports local services and the needy. One of the main services we _____21________ is our local food bank, a center where free food is made available to those in need.

This year, the food bank is _____22_______ more than in the past. _______23 cannot let the shelves become depleted(被耗盡的) or the food _______24________. Others, ________25______ children, depend on it. With the country’s _______26_______ situtation stalled(停滯) and more people out of work, more people are _____27______ and need supplements to feed their families.

This year, all the _______28______ in our area got together and decided to sponsor a “Food Fight Contest”. The contest will include 3 categories or areas to ______29_____: a) supply the most food, b) donate the most money, _______30______ c) provide the most volunteers. A company can win in all 3 areas or 3 different companies can win in each different area, ______31_____ the results. The contest will begin April Fool’s Day through the end of the month.

We’re kicking off a(n) _______32________ for fun this week. We’re all _______33______ and WE PLAN TO WIN! The last several years, to make donating ________34______, we set up food sculpture competitions between departments. Each department _______35______ bring in cans, sacks of rice, peanut butter, etc., then build and compete for the best _____36_____. The sculptures would be in a central location so coworkers could cast their vote for their ______37______. We tracked how much ____38_____ was provided by each group and then after the competition, all the _______39______ were taken to the food bank. We challenged ourselves to deliver more food and more weight each year, _______40______ it was for a great cause.

21. A. turn to          B. belong to          C. refer to          D. donate to

22. A. supported        B. challenged        C. criticized        D. enlarged

23. A. We             B. You               C. They           D. All

24. A. pile up          B. go bad             C. run out          D. sell well

25. A. only            B. actually         C. even             D. especially

26. A. cultural          B. economic         C. historical         D. political

27. A. hungry           B. anxious           C. unhappy         D. lazy

28. A. schools         B. charities       C. companies        D. governments

29. A. prove            B. stress             C. find              D. win

30. A. or               B. and             C. but               D. so

31. A. focusing on        B. relating to      C. depending on     D. leading to

32. A. campaign         B. adventure      C. ceremony         D. exhibition

33. A. excited           B. involved         C. thanked         D. prepared

34. A. likely            B. fun               C. useful           D. public

35. A. could             B. must             C. would           D. should

36. A. design            B. grade             C. speech          D. play

37. A. group           B. friend            C. hobby           D. favorite

38. A. money           B. food             C. energy          D. attenetion

39. A. gifts             B. goods          C. donations        D. participants

40. A. knowing          B. imagining        C. hoping          D. showing

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