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People want to know how to realize dreams. Here are some 1 for you.

First, act on your dream! To achieve the future you want, you must identify what you really want to do and then act on your 2 . Don’t just daydream about what you want, identify it, plan how to 3 it, and then act on your dream. That is the path to the success you want.

Second, it takes 4 to act on your dream. For example, over several weeks’ time, I started narrowing my 5 down to several ideas that 6 me and which would take real effort to achieve.

Third, it requires 7 to act on your dream.

Some people know just 8 what they want to do when they grow up and it doesn’t change. Others of us scatter our efforts in many 9 as things catch our 10 .

Sure, it’s fun and there are a lot of great experiences that we can live as a result of going off in so many 11 , but when you look back on the last 25 years, what is there to show for it, and what is there to look forward to over the 12 several decades? At last let others help you act on your dream.

I 13 that I wanted to achieve something that had 14 meaning for me and that would take real effort to achieve — both my effort and the effort of many others. When working together towards a common 15 , I believe ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results. 1. A. plans B. decisions C. ways D. suggestions 2. A. subjects B. jobs C. dreams D. plays 3. A. succeed B. achieve C. take D. receive 4. A. effort B. time C. money D. energy

5. A. materials B. books C. options D. chances 6. A. included B. defeated C. hurt D. inspired 7. A. strength B. courage C. persistence D. focus 8. A. hardly B. lately C. exactly D. mostly 9. A. inventions B. directions C. reactions D. actions 10. A. attention B. time C. sight D. breath 11. A. places B. demands C. directions D. orders 12. A. next B. last C. past D. far

13. A. suspected B. contributed C. admitted D. decided 14. A. pointless B. real C. new D. interesting 15. A. goal B. topic C. project D. field 语法填空

Once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to heart so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, 16 _______(say), “Dear friend, thank you 17 ____ your letter to comfort me.

I’m all right now. I think 18 _____ should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only 19 _____ (steal) things from me but did not hurt me 20 ____ all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most lucky for me, it was the man rather 21 _____ me who became a thief.”

This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in 22 _____ life. Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great 23 ________ (wise). It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time so long as they live in the world. We should learn 24 ____ to face failure or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to deal with it. Life is a mirror. 25 ______ you smile in front of it, it will smile. It will also cry when you cry to it.