For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to
36 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the
37 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain
38 .
The weeks ahead weren’t
39 . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities,
40 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a
41 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same
42 as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in
43 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting
44 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any
45 .
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to
46 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me
47 . And if you want something
48 enough, sometimes a little hope is all you
49 !
I put my thoughts into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who
50 to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination —I was offered a
51 contract for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into
52 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was
53 shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look
54 now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the
55 to push beyond the river.
| 小题1: | | A．hold | B．attend | C．prepare | D．enjoy |
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| 小题2: | | A．environment | B．climate | C．opportunity | D．economy |
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| 小题3: | | A．choice | B．danger | C．desire | D．future |
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| 小题4: | | A．quiet | B．busy | C．easy | D．short |
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| 小题7: | | A．town | B．direction | C．situation | D．habit |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprise | B．delight | C．peace | D．fear |
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| 小题9: | | A．pain | B．complaint | C．love | D．glory |
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| 小题10: | | A．appointment | B．progress | C．commitment | D．decision |
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| 小题11: | | A．read | B．think | C．write | D．paint |
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| 小题12: | | A．hope | B．wisdom | C．pleasure | D．inspiration |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．badly | C．easily | D．well |
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| 小题15: | | A．refused | B．managed | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题16: | | A．writing | B．translating | C．publishing | D．reviewing |
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| 小题17: | | A．ruin | B．place | C．pieces | D．despair |
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| 小题18: | | A．rewarded | B．paid | C．hired | D．fired |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．unimportant | C．strange | D．tough |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．chance | C．time | D．dream |
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