Ibelieveinmymother.MybeliefbeganwhenIwasjustakid1.Idreamedofbecomingadoctor.Mymotherwasa2..Throughherworksheobservedthat3.peoplespentalotmoretime4.thantheydidwatchtelevis
Ibelieveinmymother.MybeliefbeganwhenIwasjustakid 1. Idreamedofbecomingadoctor.
Mymotherwasa 2..Throughherworksheobservedthat 3. peoplespentalotmoretime 4. thantheydidwatchtelevision.She 5. thatmybrotherandIcouldonlywatchtwotothreepre-selectedTVprogramsduringtheweek.WithourfreetimewehadtoreadtwobookseachfromtheDetroitPublicLibraryand 6. writtenbookreportstoher.Shewouldmarkthemupwithcheckmarksandunder-linetheimportant 7..Yearslaterwerealizedhermarkswereonlya 8. Mymotherwasailliterate(文盲).AlthoughwehadnomoneybetweenthecoversofthosebooksIcouldgoanywheredoanythingandbe 9..
WhenIenteredhighschoolIwasanA-student 10. notforlong.Iwantedthefancyclothes.Iwantedtohangaboutwiththeguys.IwentfrombeinganA—studentthentoaB--studentthentoaC-studentbutIdidn't 11. .Iwascool.OnenightmymothercamehomefromworkinghermultiplejobsandI 12. aboutnothavingenoughItalianknitshirts.Shesaid"OkayIwillgiveyouallthemoneyImakethisweekbyscrubbingfloorsand 13. bathroomsandyoucanbuythefamilyfoodandpaythebills.Witheverythingleftoveryoucanhaveallthatyouwant."Iwasvery 14. withthatarrangementbut 15. Igotthroughallocating(分配)moneytherewasnothingleft.Irealizedmymotherwasafinancialgeniustobeabletokeepa 16. overourheadsandanykindoffoodonthetablemuchlesstobuyclothes.Ialso 17. thatimmediatesatisfactionwasn'tgoingtogetmeanywhere.Success 18. intellectualpreparation.IwentbacktomystudiesandbecameanA—student
19. andeventuallyIfulfilledmydreamandIbecamea 20. .
21. A.that B.which C.whenD.who
22. A.womanservant B.teacher C.scientist D.nurse
23. A.healthy B.successful C.powerful D.clever
24. A.searching B.reading C.working D.training
25. A.ordered B.insisted C.suggested D.announced
26. A.handin B.turnover C.pickup D.cutdown