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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 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 news 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 I needed 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． compiling

8.A． meant            B． indicated         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． transparent     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． due                 D． New