Thesimplestwaytosayitisthis:Ibelieveinmymother.My 41 beganwhenIwasjustakid.I 42 becomingadoctor.
Mymotherwasaworker.Throughherworksheobservedthat 43 peoplespentalotmoretimereadingthanthey 44 watchingtelevision.SheannouncedthatmybrotherandI
45 watchtwotothreeTVprogramsduringtheweek.WithourfreetimewehadtoreadtwobookseachfromtheDetroitPublicLibraryandthen 46 herwrittenbookreports.Shewouldmarkthemupwithcheckmarksandhighlights.Yearslaterwerealizedhermarkswerea 47 .Mymotherwasilliterate(文盲的).
WhenIenteredhighschoolIwasanA-studentbutnotforlong.I 48 thefashionableclothes.Iwantedto 49 theguys.IwentfrombeinganA-studenttoaB-studenttoaC-student.Onenightmymothercamehomeafter 50 atoneofherseveraljobsandIcomplainedaboutnothavingenoughItalianknitshirts.Shesaid“OkayI’llgiveyouallthemoneyImakethisweekscrubbing(擦洗)floorsandcleaningbathroomsandyoucanbuy 51 foodandpaythebills.Withthemoneythatis 52 youcanhavealltheItalianknitshirtsyouwant.”Iwasvery 53 withthatplanbutonceIhadfinishedpayingforalloftheimportantthingstherewas 54 left.Irealizedthatmymotherwasalwaysdealingwithmoneywelltobeableto 55 aroofoverourheadsandtoputfoodonthetable.Ialsorealizedthatimmediatesatisfactionwasn’tgoingtogetmeanywhere._56__requiredintellectual(智力的)preparation.Iwentbacktomy 57 andbecameanA-studentagain.FinallyI 58 mydreamandIbecameadoctor.Mystoryisreallymymother’sstory—awomanwith 59 formaleducationwhousedherpositionasaparenttochangethelivesofmanypeoplearoundtheglobe.NowIbelievethatthereisnojobmore 60 thanparenting.
A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
A.keptupwith B.gotusedto C.dreamedof D.gottiredof
A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
A.cost B.paid C.took D.did
A.couldonly B.couldnot C.mustnot D.shouldoften
A.read B.give C.hold D.explain
A.mystery B.risk C.fool D.trick