Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuc...

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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 41 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 42 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 41 than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, 44 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied.” You are 45 . This is not the worst boy at all, 46 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(釋放的途徑) for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) 47 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 48 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She 49 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 50 and my brother and I could be better 51 .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 52 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm. I 53 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 54 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 55 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later I wasn’t the 56 beneficiary (受益者). My father became the 57 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power 58 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 59 strengthened by faith. it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 60 .

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

41. A. rushed B. sent C. carried D. introduced

42. A. distinguished B. favored C. mistaken D. rewarded

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

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

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

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

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

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

49. A. begged B. persuaded C. ordered D. invited

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

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