FlyingEversinceIwasoldenoughtodream，Ihaveimaginedmyselfsoaringwiththeeagles．MyloveofflyinghasshapedthewayIliveandthepersonIhavebecome．Twoyearsago，thatpassionrocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunityto
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EversinceIwasoldenoughtodream，Ihaveimaginedmyselfsoaringwiththeeagles．Mylove
offlyinghasshapedthewayIliveandthepersonIhavebecome．Twoyearsago，thatpassion
rocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunitytovisitEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversityinArizona．ForawholeweekIlivedinacollegedorm，roomedwithatotalstrangerand---bestof
all---Iflew!
Mygrouptookpartinactivitiesrangingfromlearningaboutthehistoryofaviation （航空） to
flyinginstate-of-the-artpilottrainingsimulators （模拟装置）．Atleastonceaday，Idevotedmyself
tolearningoneoftheworld'sbesttrainingaircraft，theCessna182．NotonlydidIreceivethorough
groundinstruction，butIalsogottofly．Intotal，Iflewfivehourstoreceivemyprivatepilot'slicense．Inthatonejoyousandso-shortweek，mypassionforaviationgrewevenstronger．Now，wheneverIseeaplaneflyingoverhead，IfeelasenseofpridethinkingI'vedonethat．
DuringmytimeinandabovetheArizonadesert，Ilearnednotonlyaboutthemechanicsand
techniquesofaviation，butalsoaboutmyselfandhowIseetheworld．AsIfloatedinthatseemingly
endlessseaofair，Ibecameawareofthevarietyandcomplexityofthehumanitybelow．Onthe
ribbonsofroadways，eachtinycarcarriedpeoplewithhopesanddreams．Iwonderedifanyofthosepeoplehadeverwishedtoflylikeaneagle．ThenIrealizedthateachmusthavehisorherown
dreamsandambitions．That'swhatmakesusunique．Wetrytorespondtosomethingspecialinside
us．IalsorealizedthatIwasespeciallyfortunatetobemakingmyowndreamcometrue．
EverywhereIgo，Ihear，"Dowhatmakesyouhappyandyouwillbehappy．"Itsoundslike
standardadvice，butI'vereallythoughtaboutitandtakenittoheart．Icouldn'tcarelessabouthow
muchmoneyImakeorwhatbenefitsIreceive．IknowthatIamalreadyinhotpursuit（追逐） ofmy
dreams．And，eveniftheychange，eveniftheyfinallydon'tinvolveaviation，I'llalwaysaimtofly
withtheeagles．
24．Twoyearsago，theauthor___．
A．wasadmittedtoauniversity
B．stayedinauniversity