【Formostpeoplegraduationisanexcitingdaybutmygraduationdaywasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountryto36thecelebration.Butjustlikeeveryoneelseinmyclass】

　　Formostpeoplegraduationisanexcitingdaybutmygraduationdaywasnot.

　　Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountryto 36 thecelebration.ButjustlikeeveryoneelseinmyclassIhadwatchedthe 37 turnfrombadtoworseinmysenioryear.Almostallofusgraduateshaddegreesbutveryuncertain 38 .

　　Theweeksaheadweren’t 39 .Iknewmysmalluniversitytowncouldn’toffermeanyopportunities 40 IpackedupmycaranddrovetoSouthernCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwouldtakea 41 draggedintotwoandthenfourand100jobapplicationslaterIfoundmyselfintheexactsame 42 asIwasbefore.

　　Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupin 43 ?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Daysfeltlikeweeksweekslikemonthsandthosemanymonthsfeltlikeeverlasting 44 .AndthemostannoyingpartwasnomatterhowmuchItriedIjustcouldn’tseemtomakeany 45 .

　　SowhatdidIdotokeepmygoodsense?Idecidedto 46 .Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme 47 .Andifyouwantsomething 48 enoughsometimesalittlehopeisallyou 49 !

　　Iputmythoughtsintoachildren’sbook.BeyondtheRiverwasthestoryofanunlikelyheroalittlefishwho 50 togiveuphisdream.

　　Andthenonedaywithoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalotofhardworkanddetermination—Iwasoffereda 51 contractformyfirstbook!Afterthatthingsslowlybegantofallinto 52 .Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.ThenafewmonthslaterIgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwas 53 shortlyafter.

　　Don’tgiveup.Evenifthingslook 54 nowdon’tgiveup.Ifyouworkhardthingswillalwaysgetbetter.Oftentimesourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream...allweneedisthe 55 topushbeyondtheriver.

　　【小题1】A．holdB．attendC．prepareD．enjoy【小题2】A．environmentB．climateC．opportunityD．economy