题目内容：

    I remember when I was young, people often asked me, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”

It ______ 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 ______ .When, I was in college, I set my heart on becoming ______ like my father. ______ I studied and prepared for that. I reached the ______ in the end and I was teaching ______ full-time for much of my adult life.

However, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our ______ . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, or a friend, but the ______ thief is usually ______ .

We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and a “small” ______ inside says, “You’ll never make ______ .” “You ______ possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts our failure. Failure, ______ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable ______ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ______ success.

I always tell my children that you are ______ to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is ______ to a willing heart.” There are ______ “overnight” successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine ______ a life you dream of. 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 ______ it from you---especially yourself.

1.A. insisted on B. kept on C. felt like D. started out

2.A. changed B. planned C. failed D. left

3.A. a doctor B. an engineer C. a musician D. a teacher

4.A. But B. Or C. So D. As

5.A. aim B. agreement C. decision D. position

6.A. hardly B. nearly C. slightly D. extremely

7.A. money B. plan C. dreams D. friends

8.A. greatest B. poorest C. tallest D. oldest

9.A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself

10.A. sound B. noise C. speech D. voice

11.A. it B. her C. him D. me

12.A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t

13.A. where B. who C. when D. which

14.A. stages B. lessons C. suggestions D. choices

15.A. to B. for C. at D. with

16.A. able B. ready C. likely D. necessary

17.A. interesting B. important C. impossible D. necessary

18.A. many B. some C. different D. no

19.A. spending B. planning C. living D. changing

20.A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow