题目内容：

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

When I was a senior in high school, I _______  knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.

Writing had basically ______ me when I was only 7 years old, _____   since that time, I'd been bombarded(轰炸) by guidance counselors and career planners who all ______ me to have " a back-up-plan" in case writing didn't work out.

I'd never even _____ a different career path, so I was very _____ and worried. After much thought, I decided _______ would be my "back-up-plan", and I signed up for a class through my high school.

This _______ that every morning, I would serve as a teacher's helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston's classroom and ______ papers for him.

Sometimes, I even ______ a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my _______.Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, "Do you really want to teach?"

"Had I really been that _______?" I thought.

"Don't misunderstand. You'll do fine in teaching," he continued. "But, is your _______ really in it?"

"Not really," I _______. "I want to write. I want to write new stories and fiction and poetry and so much more... but I've been told it's tough to make it as a writer _____ I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers _______ to pursue writing."

As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, "Why are you preparing to ________ with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!"

Mr. Ralston's _______ to follow my dreams was the little nudge(推动) I decided to help me push past my ______ of not making it as a writer and simply "Go for it!"

That's what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in ______ season. So, Let's try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone's life today.

1.A. even    B. never    C. already    D. also

2.A. reminded    B. entertained    C. accompanied    D. chosen

3.A. or    B. and    C. for    D. but

4.A. urged    B. forced    C. taught    D. persuaded

5.A. created    B. taken    C. considered    D. examined

6.A. embarrassed    B. confused    C. annoyed      D. frightened

7.A. writing    B. teaching    C. studying    D. editing

8.A. meant    B. showed    C. suggested    D. revealed

9.A. read    B. set    C. graded    D. composed

10.A. reviewed    B. skipped    C. took     D. presented

11.A. application    B. evaluation    C. instruction    D. qualification

12.A. obvious    B. shallow    C. superior    D. ambitious

13.A. eye    B. mind    C. heart    D. focus

14.A. interrupted    B. joked    C. admitted    D. apologized

15.A. unless    B. if     C. because    D. so

16.A. up    B. apart    C. along    D. off

17.A. fail    B. follow    C. depart    D. compete

18.A. encouragement    B. determination    C. tendency    D. attempt

19.A. dreams    B. fears    C. regrets    D. mistakes

20.A. peak    B. low    C. proper    D. new