My mother has 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   ____  and that I would be one of the great  ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my   ____  to it. As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came   ____  to others. I had problems  with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn't talk the way  ____  kids did and did not  respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor  ____  with  teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to   ___. My writing was not at the   ____  it  should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap  my fingers (弹手指) were  ____. My mother   ____  all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to   ____  the  situation early in my development. She didn't want me to   ____. After a while, we did indeed  get over all the problems that had   ____  me. She spent hours every day   ____  me everything I  needed to know, determined to help me learn.   ____  her I would not be anywhere close to the  level I am now. In addition, she gave  ____  for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her  expectations have always been high  ___  she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She  would not allow her son to be incapable. She never   ____  on me, and to this day she tells me   education is a must. I will be a  ____  person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me  to study hard for my  ____  and attend college. She used her gifts as a  ____  to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to   become something. 小题1: A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something 小题2: A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work 小题3: A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily 小题4: A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．common 小题5: A．just B．ever C．even D．only 小题6: A．hear B．write C．read D．understand 小题7: A．level B．length C．speed D．degree 小题8: A．problems B．excuses C．worries D．duties 小题9: A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated 小题10: A．study B．find C．change D．keep 小题11: A．fight B．struggle C．strike D．challenge 小题12: A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled 小题13: A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding 小题14: A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond 小题15: A．information B．advice C．promise D．expectation 小题16: A．before B．though C．because D．unless 小题17: A．set up B．gave up C．pushed up D．looked up 小题18: A．rich B．famous C．successful D．powerful 小题19: A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities 小题20: A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher