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(不识字的,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.(养育) This I believe.
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A.belief
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B.work
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C.education
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D.promise
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2.
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A.majored in
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B.got used to
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C.dreamed of
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D.got tired of
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3.
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A.lazy
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B.easy-going
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C.successful
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D.reliable
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4.
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A.spent
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B.paid
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C.took
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D.did
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5.
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A.could only
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B.might not
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C.must not
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D.should often
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6.
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A.read to
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B.discuss
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C.teach
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D.explain to
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A.joke
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B.means
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C.tool
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D.trick
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8.
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A.A-student
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B.B-student
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C.C-student
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D.D-student
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9.
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A.get rid of
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B.hang out with
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C.break away from
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D.keep up with
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A.making
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B.stopping
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C.working
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D.getting
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A.your brother
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B.yourself
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C.your sisiter
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D.the family
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12.
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A.left over
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B.give off
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C.used up
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D.carried out
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13.
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A.angry
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B.pleased
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C.disappointed
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D.bored
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14.
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A.anything
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B.everything
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C.something
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D.nothing
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15.A knock into
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B.gave an impression on
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C. keep a roof over
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D. have eyes in the back of
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16.
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A.let alone
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B.let out
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C.let in
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D.leave alone
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A.guys
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B.mother
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C.studies
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D.play
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A.made
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B.realized
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C.changed
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D.tried
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19.
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A.little
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B.much
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C.few
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D.high
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20.
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A.more interesting
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B.less important
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C.more important
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D.less interesting
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