My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___1___, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my __2____to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___3___to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way ___4__kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____5____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___6___. My writing was not at the __7____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were __8__.
My mother __9___ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to ___10___ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ___11___. After a while, __12___ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __13____me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. __14___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___15___for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __16____she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___17___on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___18___person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my ___19____and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___20___ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
1.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
2.A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work
3.A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequently D. easily
4.A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common
5.A. just B. even C. ever D. only
6.A. hear B. write C. read D. understand
7.A. level B. length C. speed D. degree
8.A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties
9.A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. experienced
10.A. study B. find C. change D. keep
11.A. fight B. strike C. struggle D. challenge
12.A. it B. I C. they D. we
13.A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding
14.A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond
15.A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation
16.A. before B. though C. because D. unless
17.A. set up B. pushed up C. gave up D. looked up
18.A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful
19.A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities
20.A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher
Cars play an important role in modern life , but they also cause many problems like air pollution.
A. should B. can C. must D. will
Work on Rome’s Palatine Hill has turned up a series of discoveries, including might be the underground cave .
A. what B. which C. that D. while
—— What’s up ,Mary?
——I’m worried about the interview I had yesterday.
—— ,and let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.
A. Come on B. No wonder C. Get ready D. No problem
—— You finally made it , didn’t you ?
——Yes , your help , I would have not succeeded.
A. but for B. except for C. but that D. thanks to
Along with the increasing number of the Chinese students in Australia, David Irvine , they the role of a bridge for the link-up and exchange between the two countries.
A. expressed; had played B. expressing ; have been playing
C. expressed; are playing D. expressed ; are being played
