I remember as a small child people would often ask me,
"What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it 31 being
a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer...
As I grew older my dreams for the future 32 . When, at last,
I was in college, I had my 33 set on becoming a preacher (
牧师) like my father.
34 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in
the end and I was preaching 36 full-time for much of my adult
life.
However, for many, there is a
"thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the
thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38 thief
is usually ourselves.
We find 39 just about
reaching the top, and a "small" 40 inside says,
"You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do
this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43 . It is one of
the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (
极宝贵的) 44 . When we learn
these lessons well, we are ready for 45
The message I always gave my
children was that you 46 do anything that your heart desires.
Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart."
There are 48 "overnight" successes, but with
determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the
end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work.
You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream,
and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.
1. A.insisted on B.felt like C.kept on D.started out
2. A.changed B.failed C.planned D.left
3. A.eyes B.heart C.brain D.experience
4. A.But B.So C.Or D.Yet
5. A.agreement B.decision C.aim D.position
6. A.hardly B.slightly C.nearly D.extremely
7. A.money B.plan C.friends D.dreams
8. A.greatest B.tallest C.poorest D.oldest
9. A.themselves B.yourselves C.ourselves D.itself
10. A.sound B.voice C.noise D.speech
11. A.succeed B.make C.put D.finish
12. A.expects B.predicts C.answers D.suffers
13. A.met B.defended C.understood D.realized
14. A.stages B.suggestions C.lessons D.choices
15. A.success B.succeed C.a success D.successful
16. A.are able to B.used to C.have to D.ought to
17. A.interesting B.important C.necessary D.impossible
18. A.many B.a few C.some D.no
19. A.coming B.to come C.came D.will come
20. A.buy B.fool C.steal D.borrow
It was some time _______ I realized the truth.
A.that B.when C.before D.since
I am going to do ______ I can ______ him a good impression.
A.all what, leave B.all, to leave
C.all that, leave D.what, leave
-- Come on. I have a gift for you.
--- How nice of you. I never ____ you _______ me a gift.
A.think; give B.think; will give
C.thought; would give D.thought; give
The_____ was horrible, because in a short time, thousands of soldiers _____ fell into the sea,___.
A.scene; aboard;dead. B. scene; aboard;died
C.scenery; aboard;dead. D.scene, abroad, dead.
______ ,she couldn’t let out a word.
A.Too Surprised B.Too Surprise C.Being too surprised D.Too surprising