第二节　 　完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　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.

35. ­­­_______ the class teacher’s repeated warnings, the boy was late for school again.

34. He　 ­­­_______ himself as a police officer.

33. Having compared with the other design, I found this one was _______ that one.

32. You are likely to be _______Peter. Why not make an apology to him?

31. I often visit my parents, who live in the countryside whenever_______.

30. Mike _______ in touch with his former schoolmates, who had been living there for ages

as soon as he arrived in America.