I wrote my first novel when I was 20. It was a ______. I didn‘t know how to properly format dialogue or ______ a plot. Those were all ______ I planned to work out later. I gave the book to my father to read, and within a day he left me a voice mail saying that it was _______ and that I was going to sell it for $300,000.

________, and rather quickly, the book was ______ by every publisher in New York. If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections, I would have won it. I was _______, of course, but I know better than to _______— writing wasn’t an easy job, and if this book wasn’t my ______ in, maybe the next one would be. I got back to work.

But this scenario(劇情) happened again: I wrote books…and then they wouldn‘t ______ . Still, my father’s faith in me never wavered(搖擺), even ______ I worked a lot of other jobs. Some of the jobs, like being a bookseller, were great, and _______ to my writing life. Some, like selling overpriced jeans to 12-year-olds, were only good to some extent (在某種程度上）as they were material for future _______. And they were -- because it finally _______. I sold a book! I was going to make it ！

I completely agree with the inspiring speaker and author John Maxwell’s words: “ Successful and unsuccessful people do not _______ greatly in their abilities but in their ________ to reach their potential.” Life’s not ______ . It never was, it isn’t now, it won’t ever be. But do not fall into the trap of feeling you are a ________, you are not. Get over it and _______ with it. And yes, most things are more _______ when you break a sweat to get them.

1.A. mess B. mix C. confusion D. puzzle

2.A. follow B. structure C. discover D. hatch

3.A. facts B. messages C. meanings D. details

4.A. practical B. complex C. wonderful D. dissatisfactory

5.A. So B. Instead C. Therefore D. Regardless

6.A. rejected B. accepted C. admitted D. commented

7.A. depressed B. surprised C. frightened D. embarrassed

8.A. pass by B. fight for C. give up D. write on

9.A. card B. ticket C. pen D. bill

10.A. write B. buy C. work D. sell

11.A. if B. because C. as D. since

12.A. turned B. opened C. led D. contributed

13.A. lives B. decisions C. stories D. jobs

14.A. happened B. failed C. made D. passed

15.A. vary B. change C. match D. diversify

16.A. request B. demand C. hope D. desire

17.A. sad B. happy C. hard D. easy

18.A. witness B. loser C. owner D. winner

19.A. get round B. get on C. get about D. get by

20.A. challenging B. demanding C. rewarding D. paying

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