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There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week". How many times have we ________ dreams until tomorrow? I’d say too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot ________. We have to go for them now! Here is why.

As you know, tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about death, but the ________ is: everybody is going to die at one point. ________ of us know the day, or the hour. ________, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave with ________ dreams. Make the ________ to go after every dream, big or small right now.

Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never ________. You can ________ about writing the great American play, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to ________. You can dream about finding a cure ________ cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become ________ with the necessary tools to find that cure. In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do. They ________ you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen.

You can’t let fear win. One of the biggest dream ________ is fear. There are so many people who could ________ amazing things if only they weren’t afraid. Just think about all the things you’ve wanted to do, but allowed fear to ________ you of the fact that you weren’t capable, or good enough. In the movie After Earth, Will Smith’s character says, "Fear is not ________. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is what exists. But fear is a choice." Choose not to let fear ________ you from achieving your dreams.

Imagine how much ________ you’ll be if you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing that is stopping you is you. There are so many amazing ________ and people waiting for you. So don’t keep your dreams waiting. Go after them today!

1.A. put offB. take offC. set offD. see off

2.A. stopB. disappearC. showD. wait

3.A. theoryB. puzzleC. realityD. concern

4.A. NoneB. NobodyC. AllD. Neither

5.A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. InsteadD. Otherwise

6.A. unfulfilledB. unsatisfiedC. undoneD. unreasonable

7.A. choiceB. decisionC. mistakeD. difference

8.A. realizeB. recognizeC. come trueD. come out

9.A. thinkB. talkC. walkD. dream

10.A. woodB. paperC. bookD. iron

11.A. ofB. asC. toD. for

12.A. equippedB. matchedC. filledD. compared

13.A. requestB. orderC. requireD. command

14.A. supportersB. friendsC. killersD. opponents

15.A. achieveB. have achievedC. loseD. have lost

16.A. tellB. convinceC. persuadeD. remind

17.A. lovelyB. acceptableC. falseD. real

18.A. saveB. shelterC. stopD. protect

19.A. excitedB. happierC. upsetD. more crazy

20.A. advantagesB. informationC. opportunitiesD. dangers

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