My beloved mother has always inspired me and changed my views and attitude towards life． She is sure that I would one day become 36_, and that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 37 to it．
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 38 to most．I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking．I did not talk the way 39 kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings．My reading was poor 40 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 41 ．My writing was not at the 42 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 43 .My mother 44 all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph．D．, decided to 45 the situation early in my development．She did not want me to 46 ．After a while, 47 did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me．She spent hours every day 48 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn． 49 her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．
In addition, she gave 50 for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do．Her expectations have always been high 51 she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never 52 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 53 person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to work for my 54 and attend college．
She used her gifts as a 55 to help a child - her child - and now 1 have the opportunity to become something．
36．A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
37．A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work
38．A．smoothly B．easily C．frequently D．strongly
39．A．average B．ordinary C．common D．normal
40．A．just B．even C．ever D．only
41．A．hear B．write C．read D．understand
42．A．length B．level C．speed D．degree
43．A．problems B．excuses C．worries D．duties
44．A．suffered B．removed C．observed D．experienced
45．A．study B．change C．find D．keep
46．A．fight B．strike C．struggle D．challenge
47．A．she B．we C．they D．I
48．A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding
49．A．Besides B．Except C．Without D．Beyond
50．A．information B．expectation C．promise D．advice
51．A．before B．because C．though D．unless
52．A．set up B．pushed up C．gave up D．looked up
53．A．successful B．famous C．rich D．powerful
54．A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities
55．A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher