阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入

对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Davidgrewuppoor.Hestarted 26 inthe7thgradeandbyhighschoolhewasonlygoingtoschoolhalfdays,leavingat11amtogotowork.

Lackofmoneymeantlackof 27 opportunities,buthehada 28 forknowledge.Inhis 29 timehereadbooksonhumandevelopment,vocabularybuilders, 30 thathethoughtwouldhelphimsucceed 31 downtheroad.

Hewasahardworkerandroseabovehislackofhighereducationtoproducedecentlyforhisfamily, 32 thefactorylifewastakingittoll(造成伤害)onhim 33 ,emotionally,andspiritually.Itwas,inhismind, 34 himlikeaslowpoison.

In1995heboughthisfirstcomputerandafewmonthslaterdiscoveredtheInternet.Hewantedtobeapartofit,andworked48ormorehoursinthe 35 andworked 36 40ormorehoursaweekteaching 37 computerskills.Heworkedharderthanhe 38 hadinhislife,loggingover100hoursaweekonmany,many 39 .

DavidbeganapplyingforjobsintheInternetandcomputerfields.Hewasshotdownmanytimes,buthenever 40 .hehadagoalandkeptafteritevenwhenhedidn’tfeellikeitbecauseanythingelseseemedso 41 .Thatkindofdriveandperseverance(坚持不懈)almostalwayspaysoff.

I’m 42 tosayDavidleftthefactoryandtookajobinthecomputerfield.Hebeatoutcollege-educatedapplicantswith4-yeardegreeswithhis 43 skills.

Thisisatruestoryabout 44 .It’sastoryaboutbelievingyourself.It’sastoryaboutfindingwhatyoulovetodoandfollowingyour 45 .