Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenterdourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather(36)___metoherwiththesewords:“Iwoul
Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.
IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenterdourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather(36)___metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois(37)___forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno (38)___thantomorrowmorning.”
Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,(39)___myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youare (40)___.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,(41)___thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet(释放的途径)forhisenthusiasm.”
Thatstatementbegana(n) (42)___betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart,Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy(43)___asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.
Shechangedmanythings.She(44)___myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountysrat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore(45)___andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter(46)___.
WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand(47)___andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherernthusiasm,I(48)___ithadalreadlyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher(49)___andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof(50)___thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe(51)___beneficiary (受益者).Myfatherbecamethe (52)___manintown.Mybrotherandstepbrthersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.
Whatpower (53)___has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis(54)___strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible(不可抗拒的)forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever(55)___.
Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.
36.A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced
37.A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded
38.A.sooner B.later C.longer D.earlier
39.A.dragged B.shook C.raised