Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved．Thatpersonwasmystepmother．

IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia．Myfather__1__metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois___2 forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno___3 thantomorrowmorning．”

Mystepmotherwalkedovertome___4 myheadslightlyupwardandlookedmerightintheeye．Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied“Youare___5 ．Thisisnottheworstboyatall___6 thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（释放的途径）forhisenthusiasm．”

Thatstatementbegana（n）___7 betweenus．Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy___8 asabadboy．Mystepmotherchangedallthat．

Shechangedmanythings．She___9 myfathertogotoadentalschoolfromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors．Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseatwheremyfather’scareercouldbemore___10 andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter___11 ．

WhenIturnedfourteensheboughtmeasecondhand___12 andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter．IknewherenthusiasmI___13ithadalreadyimprovedourlives．Iacceptedher___14 andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers．Iwasdoingthesamekindof___15 thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater．Iwasn’tthe___16 beneficiary（受益者）．Myfatherbecamethe___17 manintown．Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysicianadentistalawyerandacollegepresident．

Whatpower__18 has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis___19 strengthenedbyfaithitbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever___20 ．

Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit．Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm．

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