As a boy I dreamed of flying airplanes. 1 I told Dad I wantde to be a pilot,he said, "You need to do your job well on the farm first,and 2 you may realize your dream."The farm was an everyday responsibility( 职责 )­‐--that 3 Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o'clock to milk and 4 thc cows. After the milk was bottled,my older brothers and I 5 it to people's homes. I was paid five cents a bottle. At that time I 6 that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities. Wnen I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I 7 a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular 8 was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every 9 I got, I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I 10 $3,500 to buy my own 11 .He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport. Twelve years later I was flying people around the world 12 a pilot of a big airline company. After ten years in the company I started my own 13 . Today I run a billion-dollar company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles( 原则 ) that have 14 Me. Hard work and determination do 15 dreams come true.