WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(试演).IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential．Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendevent
WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(试演).IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential．Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious(有声望的)modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend．Atl3，myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego．Wehave neverbeenrich，buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed．
Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies．Formonths，anyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel．IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!
Ofcourse，Iwasn’tsigned，butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5'9”(about1．75metres)Icouldbeasuccess．Iprayedforagrowthspurt(冲刺)becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream．Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses．$500foraphotoshootand$300forotherexpenses．Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging．
Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions，butwitheverydayIdidn’treceiveacall，Igrewmoredepressed．
ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling．TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity．Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaiting．onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort．Iwasdevastated(感到难以承受的)．
Yearslater，IrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn’tactuallylovemodeling，justtheideaofit．Iwantedtobespecialand1wasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal．Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuture．
29．What’sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?
A．Shewonanationalcontest．
B．Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth．
C．Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies．
D．Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel．
30．What’stheauthor’sparents’attitudetowardherdream?
A．Encouraging． B．Worried． C．Doubtful．D．Enthusiastic．
31．Whatwasitthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?
A．Herparentswerestronglyagainstit．
B．