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　　If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on．For often, achieving what you 　　1　　 to do is not the important thing．Let me explain．

　　Two brothers decided to dig a 　　2　　 hole behind their house．As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 　　3　　．

　　“What are you doing?”asked one of the visitors．

　　“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!”one of the brothers 　　4　　 excitedly．

　　The older boys began to laugh, 　　5　　 the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 　　6　　．After a long 　　7　　, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects．He 　　8　　 the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing(嘲笑，嘲讽)　　9　　．

　　Then he said quietly and 　　10　　,“Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!”

　　Their 　　11　　 was far too ambitious, but it did 　　12　　 them to dig．And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the 　　13　　 we have chosen; 　　14　　, to set us to digging!

　　But not every goal will be fully 　　15　　．Not every job will end successfully．Not every relationship will endure．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．Not every endeavor will be completed．Not every dream will be 　　16　　．

　　But when you 　　17　　 your aim, perhaps you can say,“Yes, 　　18　　 look at what I found along the way!Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

　　It is in the 　　19　　 that life is lived．And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 　　20　　．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Joy in the Journey

　　If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on．For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing．Let me 　　1　　．

　　Two brothers decided to 　　2　　 a deep hole behind their house．As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 　　3　　．

　　“What are you doing? ” asked one of the visitors．

　　“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the 　　4　　! ” one of the brothers volunteered 　　5　　．

　　The older boys began to 　　6　　 , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 　　7　　．After a long silence, one of the 　　8　　 picked up a jar full of spiders, 　　9　　 and many other kinds of insects．He 　　10　　 the lid and showed the wonderful 　　11　　 to the scoffing(嘲笑的)visitors．Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found 　　12　　 the way! ”

　　Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig．And that is 　　13　　 a goal is for-to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, 　　14　　, to set us digging!

　　But not every goal will be fully 　　15　　．Not every job will end 　　16　　．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．Not every dream will be 　　17　　．But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, 　　18　　 look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the wonderful things 　　19　　 my life because I tried to do something! ” It is in the digging that life is lived．And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 　　20　　．

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