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　　Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．

　　I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 　　1　　 me to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is distinguished(known)for being the 　　2　　 boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 　　3　　 than tomorrow morning．”

　　My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 　　4　　 slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 　　5　　．This is not the worst boy at all, 　　6　　 the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”

　　That statement began a(n)　　7　　 between us．No one had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind 　　8　　 a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

　　She 　　9　　 many things．She persuaded(说服)my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 　　10　　 and my brother and I could be better educated．

　　When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter(打字机)and told me that she believed that I could become a 　　11　　．I knew her enthusiasm, I appreciated it had already improved our lives．I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 　　12　　 that great day when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later．I wasn't the 　　13　　 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 　　14　　 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

　　What power 　　15　　 has! When that power is released(let out)to support one's mind and is constantly strengthened by faith(belief), it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force(power)．

　　You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

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　　From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 　　1　　 themselves．Some watch television or go to the movies, others 　　2　　 sports．This is decided by their own 　　3　　．

　　There are many different ways to spend our 　　4　　 time．

　　Almost everyone has some kind of 　　5　　：it may be something from collecting stamps to 　　6　　 model planes．Some hobbies are very 　　7　　, but others don't cost anything at all．Some collections are worth(值)　　8　　 of money, others are valuable(有价值的)only to their owners．

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth three 　　9　　 dollars．A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece that 　　10　　 him ＄250！ He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right．On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes．He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder 　　11　　 they are worth any money．However, 　　12　　 my brother they are quite valuable．　　13　　 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection．

　　That's what a hobby means, I think．It is something we 　　14　　 to do in our free time just for the 　　15　　 of it．The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is．

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