I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it 16 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 17 牧师) like my father. 19 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 20 in the end and I was preaching 21 极宝贵的) 29 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready 30 success.
The message I always gave my children was that you 31 do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 32 to a willing heart." There are 33 "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of 34 . 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 35 it from you — especially yourself. full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 22 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 23 thief is usually ourselves.
We find 24 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 25 inside says, "You’ll never make 26 .""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 27 our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 28 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (. When, at last, I was in college, I had my 18 set on becoming a preacher (
16. A. insisted on B. felt like C. kept on D. started out
17. A. changed B. failed C. planned D. left
18. A. eyes B. heart C. brain D. experience
19. A. But B. So C. Or D. Yet
20. A. agreement B. decision C. aim D. position
21. A. hardly B. slightly C. nearly D. extremely
22. A. money B. plan C. friends D. dreams
23. A. greatest B. tallest C. poorest D. oldest
24. A. themselves B. yourselves C. ourselves D. itself
25. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. speech
26. A. it B. him C. her D. me
27. A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. suffers
28. A. met B. defended C. understood D. realized
29. A. stages B. suggestions C. lessons D. choices
30. A. to B. for C. at D. with
31. A. are able to B. used to C. have to D. ought to
32. A. interesting B. important C. necessary D. impossible
33. A. many B. a few C. some D. no
34. A. spending B. living C. planning D. changing
35. A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow
