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 ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it. As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ 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 ___23___. My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now. In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college. She used her gifts as a ___35___ 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