Another person’s enthusiasm 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     me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is    for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no     than tomorrow morning.”

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

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

She changed many things. She       my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more       and my brother and I could be better     .

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

What power     has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is      strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never    .

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

1.A. rushedB. sent C. carried           D. introduced

2.A. distinguishedB. favored C. mistaken         D. rewarded

3.A. sooner         B. later       C. longer           D. earlier

4.A. dragged      B. shook     C. raised           D. bent

5.A. perfect         B. right      C. wrong            D. impolite

6.A. but         B. so        C. and            D. or

7.A. agreement      B. friendship    C. gap           D. relationship

8.A. opinion        B. image   C. expectation        D. mind

9.A. beggedB. persuaded    C. ordered          D. invited

10.A. successful      B. meaningful   C. helpful          D. useful

11.A. treated      B. entertained    C. educated       D. respected

12.A. camera        B. radio         C. bicycle           D. typewriter

13.A. considered     B. suspected     C. ignored      D. appreciated

14.A. belief       B. request       C. criticism         D. description

15.A. teaching     B. writing    C. studying       D. reading

16.A. next        B. same        C. only        D. real

17.A. cleverest    B. wealthiest   C. strongest        D. healthiest

18.A. enthusiasm    B. sympathy     C. fortune        D. confidence

19.A. deliberately     B. happily    C. traditionally       D. constantly

20.A. win         B. match      C. reach       D. doubt

I send you books today, the rest ________ in a few days.

A. follows     B. following         C. will follow  D. to follow

Don’t touth anything unless _______ .

A. to be allowed      B. allowed          C. to be allowing      D. allowed to

Eating too much fat can _______heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. result from        B. result into         C. devote to         D. contribute to

Some kinds of animals can change their colour with _______.

A. conditions        B. environment       C. surroundings      D. situation

Heat wave sufferers said that they couldn’t get admitted into hospitals. They arrived at hospitals,        no bed available.

A. finding          B. so as to find     C. found        D. only to find

Out there, in the midest of the snow,       in long, black clothes.

A. a woman sat                      B. sat a woman 

C. was a woman sitting                    D. a woman was sitting

Film star Jet Li’ contribution to the One Foundation Project is _______, and many people respect him for it.

A. available        B. admirable      C. constant         D. attractive

——What impresses you most about your hometown?

——The street, the length of which is four times _______ it was eight years ago.

A. that       B. as               C. than         D. what

——Honey, this is a present for your birthday.

——Ah! A pair of shoes, a well-known brand—Nike! I think it must _______ comfortably.

A. be worn          B. be wearing        C. have worn       D. wear