Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. When I was three years old, my father passed away, __41__my mother alone to teach four boys how to grow and live and love. It wasn't easy for her at all; she worked twelve hour shifts as a teacher who taught night school. But somehow she __42__to pull it off. She _43___come home late, listen to our stories, __44__us dinner, and put us all to bed _45__she had any time to herself. We never thought _46__of it at the time, but it's obvious now that we were her_47___. I remember _48___her about it, why she made so many sacrifices for us, and her answer was_49___. "Your success will be my greatest__50_."
From that day on, my __51__ and actions changed. I had the strength and the courage to deal with problems __52___ turning away. I wanted to push myself to new __53__ and racing towards this __54__was the answer. She came to every competition and was always the first person __55__the finish line and the last person to leave. I can still hear those words __56___she would support me forever. Her goal was to give us a leg _57___and the opportunity to do great things; my ambition is to take that__58__and run with it. __59___, I know that mother loves her child most truly, and she resolutely(坚决地) holds him to the highest standards and is __60__ with nothing less than his best.
41. A. making B. leaving C. giving D. becoming
42. A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. devoted
43. A. would B. should C. had D. could
44. A. cook B. make C. fix D. let
45. A. before B. after C. when D. while
46. A. highly B. badly C. little D. much
47. A. task B. life C. hope D. score
48. A. telling B. asking C. informing D. passing
49. A. amazing B. exciting C. surprising D. interesting
50. A. effort B. happy C. abundance D. achievement
51. A. behavior B. blessing C. attitude D. awareness
52. A. out B. out of C. instead D. instead of
53. A. heights B. helps C. hands D. habits
54. A. change B. challenge C. channel D. charge
55. A. at B. in C. on D. above
56. A. when B. what C. that D. which
57. A. on B. in C. out D. up
58. A. chance B. occasion C. option D. opportunity
59. A. But B. Instead C. However D. Meanwhile
60. A. content B. angry C. mixed D. covered
40-45 BCACA 45-50 DBBAD 51-55 CDABA 56-60 CDDDA