请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__1__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___2for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___3than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___4my head 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, ___6the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___7between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___8as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She ___9my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___10and my brother and I could be better___11.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___12and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___13
it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___14and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___15that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___16beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___17man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power __18has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___19strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___20.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
1.A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced 2.A.distinguished B.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.ageement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship
8.A.opinion B.image C.espectation D.mind
9.A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited
10.A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful
11.A.treared B.entertained C.educated D.respected
12.A.cemera 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.teahing B.writing C.studying D.reading
16.A.next B.same C.only D.real
17.A.cleverest B.wealthiest C.strongest D.bealthiest
18.A.ebthusiasm 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 prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
—That’s_______I don’t agree .You should have a more active life.
A.where B.how C.when D.what
George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he_______ more on its culture.
A.focus B.focused C.would focus D.had focused
—Is everyone here? —Not yet……Look , there_______ the rest of our guests!
A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming
The newly built café, the walls of_______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, specially after hard work.
A. that B. it C. what D. which
—I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain. —why not consult with Frank? You see, _________.
A. great minds think alike
B. two heads are better than one
C. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
D. it’s better to think twice before doing something
