完形填空

　　The letter was a great disappointment to me．It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 　　1　　．I scanned the page,“…．We had a great applicant pool this year．…We can't offer spaces to 　　2　　…and place you on our waiting list．”

　　“What does it say, honey?”my dad asked, his voice full of 　　3　　 for me．

　　“I didn't get in, but I'm on the waiting list．”

　　“Well, at least it isn't 　　4　　,”he said brightly．

　　“Yeah, but 　　5　　, I don't want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 　　6　　．No one gets in off the waiting list．It's a way of saying‘Thanks for 　　7　　’．”

　　“Then let's go out there and tell them so．”

　　“That sounds 　　8　　, dad．”I said sadly,“It doesn't work．”

　　Upset and annoyed, I 　　9　　 myself in my room．However, my father's advice kept 　　10　　 in my head．I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 　　11　　 that he was right．And the next day I seated myself across from Mr．Luis Soto, my admissions officer．

　　“What can I do for you, Nacie?”he asked pleasantly．

　　“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 　　12　　 to be here．I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 　　13　　 to me－it is my only dream college－and that I would use my time here to the best 　　14　　．I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn't 　　15　　 it．”The words had poured out 　　16　　 I could stop them or check their desperate tone．

　　Mr．Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly．

　　“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear．Congratulations, you're in．”

　　It was so 　　17　　 and I asked,“I'm sorry?”

　　“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 　　18　　 the best of this education．I'm glad you came to talk 　　19　　 to me．I'm happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2010．”

　　The whole experience taught me a lesson：if you truly want something, never, ever 　　20　　．