题目内容：

I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"

Well, 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, at last, I was in college, I had my          set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father.      I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the        in the end and I was preaching        full-time for much of my adult life.

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

We find        just about reaching the top, and a "small"          inside says, “You’ll never make        .""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice          our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are           . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的)         . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready          success.

The message I always gave my children was that you        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 yourself in the 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. felt like C. started out D. kept on

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

3.A. eyes B. brain  C. heart  D. experience

4.A. But B. Or C. So D. Yet

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

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

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

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

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

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

11.A. it B. him C. her D. me

12.A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. suffers

13.A. met B. defended C. understood     D. realized

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

15.A. to B. for C. at       D. with

16.A. used to B. are able to C. have to D. ought to

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

18.A. many B. a few C. no D. some

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

20.A. buy B. fool C. borrow D. steal