Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mother was one of those people．

My father died when I was one-year-old．While I was growing up, we led a very hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night, she seated me on her lap and, spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．"

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said that I would never walk again．Every night my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me whatever those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to．She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later, I walked on my own to school!

When the Great Depression broke out, my mother lost her job．Then I left school to support the two of us．At that moment I decided never to be poor again．

Over the years, I experienced a lot of business success．But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was very angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child．That was too expensive for an ordinary American family．I told my wife that I was going to open a motel （汽车旅馆） for families that would never charge extra money for children．Many people did not believe me at that time．

Not surprisingly, mom was my strongest supporter．As in any business, I experienced a lot of difficulties．But with my mom's words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed．Fifteen years later, I had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn．In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $l billion a year．

You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you．

小题1:What Kemmon's mother often told him during his childhood was____．

A．caring

B．moving

C．encouraging

D．interesting小题2:Who played the most important role in making the author walk back to school again?

A．Doctors．

B．Nurses．

C．His friend．

D．His mom．小题3:What caused Kemmon to start a motel by himself?

A．His terrible experience in the hotel．

B．His wife's suggestion．

C．His previous business success．

D．His mom's support．小题4:Which of the following best describes Kemmon's mother?

A．Modest, helpful and hard-working．

B．Loving, supportive and strong-willed．

C．Careful, beautiful and helpful．

D．Strict, sensitive and supportive．小题5:Which of the following led to Kemmon's success?

A．Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family．

B．Mom's encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work．

C．Clear goals, mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education．

D．Mom's encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities．