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Cloze 8(2014江苏南通如皋)

I was the“ I can't ” child—the poster child for the word “can t ”.

Whatever my mother told or asked me to do was always 1 by my words “I can't.” Very 2 tasks or goals that I set out to do were ever completed.

“I want you lo read this article ” Mother began. “It's about Mario Thomas. She tells 3 a simple poem written by a French writer changed her life.It made her 4 say I can t any more but^“ I can”. According to this article she was able to 5 her life and her career by learning the lessons in the poem.

I thought it must be 6 to be Mario!Beside her photo was the poem my mother had spoken of a very simple one called “I Can”.

“I want you to 7 that poem ”Mother said.

“Mom ” I 8 .“I can't learn that poem.It's too long!’

“It's not too long and yes you can learn it.I want you to know it 9 by this time tomorrow."

I dropped my shoulders turned and made my way back to my 10 with the magazine in my hand. Feeling 11 I lay on my bed and began my task.

“ Can’tis a word that is the 12 of ambition (雄心) ，” I be?gan. I repeated the 13 . I repeated it again and again until I mem?orized it.

An enemy waiting to jump on your strength of will..” I 14 until the following evening. Finally I proudly recited the poem and it became my motto (座右铭) later.

Ms Thomas did not know me but her 15 changed my life.

1.A. agreed B. followed C. completed D. forgot

2.A. hard B. easy C. few D. many

3.A. how B. when C. where D. why

4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. always

5.A. hate B. hold C. reach D. change

6.A. kind B. great C. busy D. clever

7. A. remember B. manage C. forget D. write

8.A. decided B. asked C. laughed D. complained

9.A. completely B. politely C. gently D. carefully

10.A. sitting-room B. bedroom C. kitchen D. balcony

11.A. pleased B. excited C. sad D. frightened