On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles．

During his talk, Jack   1   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?”   2   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   3  ．But I jumped up, ran up the   4   to the stage, and grabbed the bill．As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts   5   through my mind — was I about to be humiliated （羞辱） in front of 800 people? Would they   6   security guards and take me from the stage?   7   my desire for brave action was louder than any   8   voice．

As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   9   to come to us．We must take action to   10   what we want!”

After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his   11   email address．Over the next months, I sent him emails   12   my vision and dreams with him．He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement．But my life got   13   with other things．I stopped e-mailing Jack．

A year later, my dreams had worn away．I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant   14   that would show me the way．

I emailed him, and then again — but got no   15  ．As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I   16   woke up．What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   17   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat   18   to their chairs．

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing．We    19   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a（n）   20   way．So we don’t try．We give up．But as Wayne Gretzky said: “You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career．

       Now what are you waiting for?

1．A．stretched out         B．reached for          C．stuck to              D．handed in

2．A．Cheers                  B．Shouts                C．Heads                 D．Hands

3．A．offer                     B．greet                   C．like                     D．choose

4．A．path                      B．road                    C．steps                   D．route

5．A．raced                    B．started                 C．appeared             D．existed

6．A．ask                       B．call                     C．demand               D．order

7．A．And                      B．So                      C．But                     D．Or

8．A．careful                  B．doubtful              C．meaningful          D．helpful

9．A．opportunities         B．times                   C．results                 D．aims

10．A．attract                B．accept                 C．repair                  D．create

11．A．professional         B．secret                  C．public                 D．personal

12．A．speaking              B．describing            C．presenting           D．sharing

13．A．quick                  B．busy                   C．full                     D．loose

14．A．hand                   B．gate                    C．exit                     D．entrance

15．A．news                  B．notice                  C．response             D．reaction

16．A．gradually             B．suddenly              C．immediately         D．slowly

17．A．desiring               B．claiming              C．begging               D．valuing

18．A．lost                     B．stuck                  C．opposed              D．devoted

19．A．sincerely             B．honestly              C．falsely                 D．correctly

20．A．difficult               B．impressive           C．early                   D．natural