Here is a picture where we can see grass growing in stones strongly． This picture    36   me of my father, a most determined man． He was born in a very    37  black family in the country, and both of my grandparents were   38   ．My father began to work in the cotton(棉花) fields when he was seven years old． He had a strong desire to change his own fate（命运） ever since he was a little boy． He   39  himself how to read and write in the evening． Later with his parents'    40     he managed to go to school where he studied computer science at Yale University． He later became a professor of Stanford University and was an expert in programming． He could   41  programs (程序) for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himself． I'm    42   of my father   43    of his determination.
The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him   44   a severe test． Whenever we want to test a man's character, we should find out whether he can   45   __ adversity （逆境）, because adversity can always prove the   46   character of a man．Only when we make up our own mind can we overcome any    47   ． Some people would give up halfway． Such men can hardly expect to succeed． If we do not give up hope, nothing is impossible．

A．supposes B．demands C．warns D．reminds

A．old B．poor C．large D．happy

A．farmers B．workers C．doctor D．teachers．

A．respected B．forced C．taught D．prepared

A．love B．help C．wish D．care

A．show B．design C．learn D．play

A．fond B．confident C．proud D．certain

A．because B．differed C．suffered D．dated

A．send for B．go through C．get up D．try out

A．stand B．choose C．expect D．tear

A．lovely B．live C．true D．weak

A．danger B．difficulty C．question D．mistake