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　　Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what made me move toward the success．That person was my stepmother．

　　I was nine years old when she entered our home in Virginia．My father 　　1　　 me to her with these words：“This is an 　　2　　 boy．He will probably throw rocks at you tomorrow morning．”

　　My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 　　3　　 slightly up and looked into my eyes．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 　　4　　．This is not a bad boy at all, 　　5　　 a smart one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”

　　That statement began a friendship between us．　　6　　 had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind with a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

　　She 　　7　　 many things．She persuaded my father to go to a dental(牙科)school, from which he graduated with honors．She 　　8　　 our home into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 　　9　　 and my brother and I could be better educated．

　　When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a 　　10　　．I thanked her for her enthusiasm and I began to write for local newspapers．I was keeping 　　11　　 and never gave up．Later, I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work．In fact, I wasn't the 　　12　　 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 　　13　　 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

　　What power 　　14　　 has! When that power is let out to support one's mind, it will become an irresistible(不可抗拒的)power．You can pass that power to anyone 　　15　　 needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

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　　I nave a happy family．Do you want to know about my family?Let me tell you．

　　There are four people in my family．They are my father, my mother, my brother and I．My father is a waiter, but he wants to be a businessman(商人)．He likes reading newspapers．He reads them every morning．My mother is a shop assistant, but she wants to be a doctor．She thinks it's a great job and doctors save people's lives．She is very busy．She cooks meals and cleans the house every day．I think she must get very tired．

　　My brother is a student, and he wants to be a policeman．He thinks that is an exciting job．He likes dancing and can dance well．I'm a student, too．I want to be an English teacher．I think teaching English is interesting．I like listening to pop music and Jay Chou is my favorite singer．

　　I like my family very much．We are very happy．What about your family?

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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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