AsanengineeringstudentIhadadegreeandthreegoodjoboffers.Icouldn’thelptremblingwhenIheardaboutstudieswhichshowedthatwomenareata(n)　1whenitcomestomath.HoweverIdiscovered:justbecauseasubjectis　2tolearnitdoesnotshowyouarenotgoodatit.Youjusthavetogrityourteethandworkhardertogetgoodatit.　3youdothere’sa(an)　4chanceyouwillenjoyitmorethananythingelse.

IneighthgradeItookalgebra(代数).OnonetestIgotonly1percentofthe　5answers.Ifailedthenextonetoo.Istartedto　6maybeI’mjustnotgoodatthis.Iwasluckyenoughtohaveateacherwhodidn’ttakemybadgradesasajudgmentofmy　7but　8asanindicationthatIshouldstudymore.He　9measideandtoldmeheknewIcoulddobetter.Successgrowsoutofstrugglestoovercomedifficulties.I　10thefollowingtestsandpulledmygradeuptoanA.

Istudiedalotincollegetoo.Ihadmomentsoffearwhilesittingbelowthefluorescentlightsinthe　11libraryonSaturdayafternoonswhenI　12thattheestrogen(雌性激素)inmybodywas　13mefromunderstandingthermodynamics(热动力学).Butthe　14inmyclasshadtoworkjustashardandIknewthatIcouldn’t　15toloseconfidenceinmyself.Ididn’twanttochoosebetweenmyfemininity(女人气)andagoodcareer.16Iremindedmyselfthatthose　17theonesthatsaymathcomesmorenaturallytomenarefaulty.

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1．A．advantage　B．disadvantageC．troubleD．discomfort

2．A．enjoyable　B．humorousC．simpleD．difficult

3．A．Once　B．WhereC．Although　D．Until

4．A．strongB．poorC．impossibleD．few

5．A．wrongB．complete　C．correctD．missing

6．A．think　B．astonish　C．know　D．decide

7．A．marksB．standardsC．characteristicsD．abilities

8．A．extremely　B．simplyC．slightlyD．especially

9．A．pulledB．ledC．put　D．pushed

10．A．designed　B．attended　C．got　D．took

11．A．chemistryB．engineering　C．biology　D．geography

12．A．worried　B．agreedC．kne