—We should try our best to realize our ______.
—Yes, I think so, wish you good luck!

You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize  your dream．

That was quite true for me．When I was 17 years old，I broke my father’s_____．He had  saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer．Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.

“Son，I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything，’’he said with  tears(眼泪)in his eyes．

When I walked out of that room，I was burning with something within my body．Not  everyone has the chance to feel it．I did not just want to______ — I had to．

    But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson．It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.

Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course．I went and learned a lot of useful______．I tried my best to put them to work．Soon after that，I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time．

Some time later，I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr．Edwards．They arranged it for me．When the day came，I told him，“Mr. Edwards，my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me．’’______，he agreed to let me try．

All that came true because I set goals to make it happen．Sticking to the goal was the most important．

1.A.promise                     B.record                           C.heart                              D.law

2.A.shout                          B.cry                        C.laugh                              D.relax

3.A.succeed                     B.argue                             C.stop                                D.move

4.A.fair                              B.easy                               C.serious                          D.safe

5.A.poems                        B.dialogues                      C.excuses      D.skills

6.A.Luckily                        B.Usually                 C.Clearly        D.Suddenly

 Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some    36    machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them    37    to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so    38    that even the E! network made a show about his show!

    Michael’s show is    39    from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents    40    the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is    41   , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents    42    the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his     43    in the dining room.

    Michael’s fame (名气) is    44   , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my    45   , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”

1. A. radio                 B. video                    C. Internet

2. A. forgot                    B. refused              C. agreed

3.A. strange                    B. popular              C. serious

4. A. recorded              B. discovered           C.introduced

5. A. help out                  B. look after           C. pick up

6. A. on                        B. off                  C. up

7. A. mend                  B. run                  C. sell

8.A. family                 B. audience             C. boss

9. A. falling                   B. disappearing         C. growing

10. A. advice                   B. dream                    C. story