My mother had 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 ___21___, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my __22____to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___23___to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way ___24__kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____25____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___26___. My writing was not at the __27____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were __28__.
My mother __29___ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to ___30___ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ___31_alone. After a while, __32___ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __33____me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. __34___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___35___for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __36____she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___37___on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___38___person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my ___39____and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___40___ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
21.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
22.A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work
23.A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequently D. easily
24A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common
25.A. just B. even C. ever D. only
26.A. hear B. write C. read D. understand
27.A. level B. length C. speed D. degree
28.A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties
29.A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. experienced
30.A. study B. find C. change D. keep
31.A. fight B. strike C. struggle D. challenge
32.A. it B. I C. they D. we
33.A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding
34.A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond
35.A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation
36.A. before B. though C. because D. unless
37.A. set up B. pushed up C. gave up D. looked up
38.A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful
39.A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities
40.A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher
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