2014届高三英语二轮【完形填空突破-3真2模含解析】28
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia.My father __1__ me t o her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is __2 __ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __3__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __4__ my head slightly upward，and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied ，“You are __5__.This is not the worst boy at all，__6__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) __7__ between us.No one had ever called me smart.My family and neighbors had built me up in my __8__ as a bad boy.My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She __9__ my father to go to a dental school，from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county seat，where my father’s career could be more __10__ and my
