Emily was a very big fan of animals when she was a child. As a result, all she ever heard about growing up was "Emily, you should be a 36 _. You're going to be great in that field. That's what you should do.” _37 when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology, anatomy, and chemistry, and started studying to be a vet.
A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship(奖学金) allowed her to spend her 38 year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family and 39 from them, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: "I'm in total 40 _. I don't want to be a vet!"
41 she thought back over all the things she'd done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her -- it was all of the youth leadership conferences(会议) that she had volunteered 42 and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as selective courses back at Ohio State. "How could I have been so 43 ? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I'm on the_ 44 path. I just never took the time to 45 it until now,” she thought.
Inspired by her new 46 , Emily spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When 47 to Ohio State, she was eventually able to 48_ the administration(管理部门) to let her create her own program in "leadership studies", _49 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She 50 to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 51 founded a drug-prevention organization that conveys(传达) the __52__ "Lead your own life with the skill and the_ 53 to say no."
So, never live someone else's _54 . If you limit your _55 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.
36．A. teacher B. vet C. doctor D. nurse
37．A. For B. But C. So D. Or
38．A. final B. usual C. first D. past
39．A. promise B. warning C. complaint D. pressure
40．A. pain B. silence C. confidence D. surprise
41．A. Perhaps B. Instead C. Then D. Often
42．A. of B. at C. with D. on
43．A. disturbed B. intelligent C. ignorant(无知的) D. inspired
44．A. clear B. wrong C. short D. wide
45．A. permit B. admit C. accomplish D. complete
46．A. understanding B. discovery C. research D. information
47．A. relating B. referring C. responding D. returning
48．A. prepare B. convince C. force D. forbid
49．A. though B. as C. if D. once
50．A. employed B. failed C. continued D. retired
51．A. still B. also C. again D. only
52．A. message B. signal C. sign D. word
53．A. will B. chance C. fact D. pride
54．A. promises B. dreams C. requests D. successes
55．A. smiles B. reasons C. mistakes D. choices