Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one given in bracket.
My mother believed that I was blessed with a rare（ ）to make something of myself. (determine)
【正确答案】：DETERMINATION
【题目解析】：
本题考查的是常用动词的名词。
由a rare可知空缺处应填名词作宾语，determine的名词形式为determination意为“决心”，be blessed with意为“被赋予、享有”。
句意：我母亲相信我被赋予了少有的能够为自己做些什么的决心。