I remember as a small child people would often ask me, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' Well, it __36__ 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 __37__. When, at last, I was in college, I set my __38__ on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. __39__ I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the __40__ in the end and I was preaching __41__ full-time for much of my adult life. However, for many people, there is a 'thief' that goes around stealing our __42__. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the __43__ thief is usually ourselves. We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a 'small' __45__ inside says, 'You’ll never make __46__.''You can’t possibly do this.' On and on the 'small' voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (极宝贵的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success. I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, 'Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart.' There are __53__ 'overnight' successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ 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 __55__ it from you —especially yourself. 小题1: A．insisted on B．felt like C．kept on D．started out 小题2: A．changed B．failed C．planned D．left 小题3: A．eyes B．heart C．brain D．experience 小题4: A．But B．So C．Or D．Yet 小题5: A．agreement B．decision C．aim D．position 小题6: A．hardly B．slightly C．nearly D．extremely 小题7: A．money B．plan C．friends D．dreams 小题8: A．greatest B．tallest C．poorest D．oldest 小题9: A．themselves B．yourselves C．ourselves D．itself 小题10: A．sound B．voice C．noise D．speech 小题11: A．it B．him C．her D．me 小题12: A．expects B．predicts C．answers D．suffers 小题13: A．where B．when C．who D．which 小题14: A．stages B．suggestions C．lessons D．choices 小题15: A．to B．for C．at D．with 小题16: A．are able to B．used to C．have to D．get used to 小题17: A．interesting B．important C．necessary D．impossible 小题18: A．many B．a few C．some D．no 小题19: A．spending B．living C．planning D．changing 小题20: A．buy B．fool C．steal D．borrow