The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman,“How have you done so much in your lifetime?”
He replied,“I have   41 .I have turned my mind free to imagine   42  I wanted to do.Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams.In the night I dreamt about my dreams.
And when I awoke in the morning,I saw the way   43  my dreams real.White   44  people were saying,‘You can’t do that,it is   45 ,’I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted,”As Woodrow Wilson,28th President of the U.S.,said:“We grow great by dreams.All big men are
  46 .”
They see things in the soft fog of a spring day,or in the red fire   47  a long winter’s evening.Some of us   48  these dreams die,but others feed,protect and look after them;keep them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light,it comes   49  to the people who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.
So please,don’t let anyone steal you dreams,  50  try to tell you they are too impossible.
“Sing your songs,dream your dreams,and hope your hope.”
【小题1】A.dreamed            B.changed              C.learned
【小题2】A.how                B.what                C.which
【小题3】A.to make             B.to realize             C.to achieve
【小题4】A.another             B.the other              C.other
【小题5】A.possible            B.impossible             C.important
【小题6】A.dreams             B.dreamer               C.dreamers
【小题7】A.on                 B.in                   C.at
【小题8】A.had                 B.let                   C.kept
【小题9】A.never               B.sometimes              C.always
【小题10】A.or                  B.and                   C.but

When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.

I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!

Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.

The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.

Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.

1.The author wanted to be a model, because_______.

A.she won a national contest

B.she wanted to be famous and rich

C.she was urged by some modeling agencies

D.she had full potential to be a successful model

2.The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.

A.encouraging       B.doubtful          C.worried           D.excited

3.The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.

A.her parents were strongly against it

B.she realized that it was impossible for her.

C.even a local modeling agency turned her down

D.she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling

4.From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that

A.where there is a will there is a way

B.being a model is not so easy

C.we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others

D.we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.

 

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Dear Mary,

How are you these days? I am really unhappy now, and I am writing to tell you about my problem.

I began to learn the piano when I was 6. My parents think playing the piano is a very useful hobby so they ask me to practise every day. They believe I am the best. But to tell the truth, I feel very tired and I don’t like playing the piano at all. I have never told them my real thoughts because I am afraid that may break their hearts. Last week, instead of going to my usual music lesson, I went to my friend’s home and watched TV for two hours. Later I lied to them when went back home, I don’t want to go to the class again and my friend says she will not tell my parents about it.

But now I begin to worry. Do you think I should tell them the truth? Or should I keep playing the piano to make them happy?

Yours

Wang Li

Dear Wang Li,

Glad to read your letter._________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Wang Wei

 

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