I remember as a small child when we would have these gatherings where someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”
Well, it
41 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer ... As I grew older my dreams of the future
42 . When, at last, I was in college, I made up my
43 to become a preacher(牧师) as my father.
44 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached
45 in the end and I was preaching nearly fulltime for much of my adult life.
However, for many, there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our
46 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the
47 thief is, so many times, just
48 .
We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and this “small”
49 inside says, “You will never make
50 .” “You can’t possibly do this.” And on and on the “small” voice
51 some kind of failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are
52 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable
53 . And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready
54 success.
The message I always gave my children was that you
55 do anything your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is
56 to a willing heart.” There are
57 “overnight” successes, but with determination, it will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of
58 . Then in your heart, believe it
59 happen for you. Then work, work, work. You get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone
60 it from you—especially yourself.
| 小题1: | | A．insisted on | B．felt like | C．kept on | D．started out |
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| 小题2: | | A．changed | B．meant | C．planned | D．left |
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| 小题3: | | A．goal | B．mind | C．interest | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreement | B．conclusion | C．success | D．position |
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| 小题6: | | A．money | B．children | C．friends | D．dreams |
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| 小题7: | | A．greatest | B．tallest | C．poorest | D．oldest |
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| 小题8: | | A．themselves | B．yourselves | C．ourselves | D．itself |
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| 小题9: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．speech |
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| 小题11: | | A．expects | B．predicts | C．answers | D．suffers |
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| 小题12: | | A．met | B．defended | C．understood | D．realized |
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| 小题13: | | A．stages | B．suggestions | C．lessons | D．choices |
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| 小题15: | | A．are able to | B．used to | C．have to | D．ought to |
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| 小题16: | | A．interesting | B．important | C．necessary | D．impossible |
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| 小题18: | | A．spending | B．living | C．planning | D．changing |
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| 小题19: | | A．will | B．might | C．could | D．does |
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| 小题20: | | A．buy | B．fool | C．steal | D．borrow |
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